Legal Opinion
United States v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1963No. 18027PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, Judge.
This case presents the question whether a ship owner who by his negligence causes the ship to sink in a channel where it will, until removed, constitute an obstruction to navigation, is liable to the United States for the cost incurred by the United States in removing the ship from the channel.
On December 30, 1960, the ship S. S. Texmar of the appellee Bethlehem Steel Company grounded on a shoal in Grays Harbor, Washington. Attempts to free it were unsuccessful; the ship fractured and became a total loss, obstructing the ship channel. Bethlehem and the other appellee, Calmar…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Republic Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. San Jacinto Tin Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Willamette Iron Bridge Co. v. HatchSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Cotton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Complaint of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Perma Paving Co., Inc., and Anthony Rose, and Third-Party United States of America v. The City of New York, and Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Nassau Marine Corp., Central Marine Service and Canal Barge CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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