Legal Opinion
Nunley v. M/V DAUNTLESS COLOCOTRONIS
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 20, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-3886PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
This motion raises the intriguing question whether the negligent parties responsible for the sinking of a vessel can be made responsible for the damage resulting from subsequent collisions with the sunken wreck. In particular, it raises the question of the effect of the Wreck Act, 1 a statute recently described in a Fifth Circuit opinion as “impossibly obscure”, 2 upon an already complicated tortious causation problem. I conclude that notwithstanding its drafting handicaps, the Wreck Act does relieve the negligent non-owners of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- 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
- The Anna M. FahyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
- Red Star Towing & Transportation Co. v. WoodburnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- Cornell Steamboat Co. v. P. Sanford Ross, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Walter Douglas Nunley v. M/v Dauntless Colocotronis, United States of America and Combi Lines v. Point Landing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Joseph James Blake v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Bunge Corp. v. Agri-Trans Corp.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1982
- Inland Tugs Company and American Barge Line Co. v. The Ohio River Company, Defendant-Third Party and United States of America, Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Walter Douglas Nunley v. M/v Dauntless Colocotronis, United States of America and Combi Lines v. Point Landing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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