Legal Opinion
Gator Marine Service Towing, Inc. v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1981No. 80-3023PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the consolidated bench trial of two lawsuits spawned by the sinking of the oil screw TERRAL PERRY, a Gator Marine tug that capsized in the Gulf of Mexico with McDermott cargo aboard. In one lawsuit, Gator Marine1 and McDermott charge each other with responsibility for the negligence that caused this maritime casualty. In a second suit, Associates Commercial Corporation and Raleigh J. Pitre, as Gator Marine creditors holding mortgage liens against the TERRAL PERRY, vie with McDermott, as a tort lien creditor, for priority in the scramble…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Noritake Co., Inc. v. M/v Hellenic ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Todd Shipyards Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Auto Transportation, S.A., Intervenor-Appellee v. Turbine Service, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Universal American Barge Corp. v. J-Chem, Inc., J-Chem, Inc., Etc., Degesch America, Inc., and Fumigators, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Agrico Chemical Company v. M/v Ben W. Martin (Ex: M/v Greenville), Etc., Defendants-Third-Party v. Brent Towing Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc., Etc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Platoro Limited, Inc. v. The Unidentified Remains Of A VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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