Legal Opinion

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. v. Grosse Ile Bridge Co.

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided March 31, 1964No. 22335PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACHROWICZ, District Judge.

This is an action in admiralty by libel-ant, the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, operator under a demise charter of the Steamer H. L. GOBEILLE, against respondent Grosse He Bridge Company as owner of the Grosse He Toll Bridge, for damages allegedly incurred when the steamer struck and rubbed against a pier of respondent’s bridge.

Respondent interpleaded the Great Lakes Towing Company as owner of the Tug SUPERIOR which was assisting the steamer on a bow towline at the time of contact.

PLEADINGS

The libel alleges that the GOBEILLE, loaded with a cargo of iron ore, was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Union Bridge Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Costas Hadjipateras, Nicholas Hadjipateras and Dimitri Dracos v. Pacifica, S. A., and George TsakalotosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  3. Wilkes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
  4. The MariaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  5. Emerick Et Ux. v. Lambert, Adm'xCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Crofters, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1972
  2. Complaint of WassonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
  3. Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Foster Wheeler Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1971
  4. Complaint of Charles N. Wasson, Doing Business as Wasson Towing Company, Owner of the Motor Vessel Del Rio, and Wasson Towing Service, Inc., Bareboat Charterer of the Motor Vessel Del Rio, for Exoneration From or Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974

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