Legal Opinion
Van Nood v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 29, 1968No. 8183PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, District Judge.
This is an action in admiralty by Hendrik Van Nood to recover damages sustained by the Motor Vessel Clara on May 4, 1965 when she was struck by a drifting barge (Barge OR-728). This action is brought against the present owner of the barge, Midland Enterprises, Inc. and her charterer, Federal Barge Lines, Inc. The defendants impleaded National Shipping Corporation, lessee of the barge.
Trial was held on January 15, 1968. After considering the pleadings, evidence and arguments of counsel, the court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- The LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The BarnstableSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., Successor to Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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