Legal Opinion
Iberian Tankers Company v. Gates Construction Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 11, 1974No. 106, Docket 74-1675PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in admiralty, Whitman Knapp, Judge, allowing prejudgment interest. 369 F.Supp. 474 (S.D.N.Y.1974). The action arose out of the stranding of appellee’s vessel. The district court found that the stranding was caused by the negligence of both parties, appellant’s flotilla having fouled and displaced a buoy and appellee’s ves sel having been navigated negligently and at excessive speed, and therefore made an equal division of damages, allowing appellee to recover $280,000. It also awarded…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- The ItascaDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1901
- Lady Nelson, Ltd. v. Creole Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Iberian Tankers Co. v. Gates Construction Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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- Cement Division, National Gypsum Company, Reed & Brown, Incorporated, New York Marine Managers, Incorporated v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- International Ore & Fertilizer Corp. v. SGS Control Services, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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