Legal Opinion
Getty Oil Co. (Eastern Operations), Inc. v. SS Ponce De Leon
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 16, 1977No. Nos. 845, 971, Dockets 76-7575, 76-7599PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MULLIGAN, Circuit Judge: .
On the early afternoon of May 10,1973 in a dense fog in New York harbor there was a collision between the “Wilmington Getty”, a vessel owned by the plaintiff Getty Oil Company (Eastern Operations), Inc. (Getty) and the “Ponce De Leon”, a vessel owned by the defendant Sun Leasing Co. and operated by the defendant Transameri-can Trailer Transport, Inc. Both vessels were damaged. The ensuing admiralty claim was brought by Getty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and was tried before Judge Richard H. Levet on September 19, 1975…
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- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- L. C. Haynes v. Rederi A/s AladdinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Francisco Romero, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Garcia & Diaz, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Purnell v. Norned Shipping B.V.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- David v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Getty Oil Company (Eastern Operations), Inc. v. Ss Ponce De LeonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Purnell, Odessa, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Wise, Larry McKinley Deceased v. Norned Shipping B v. And Chesapeake Trading Corporation v. Wilmington Stevedores and City of Wilmington, (Third Party Defendants). Appeal of Wilmington Stevedores, Inc. Purnell, Odessa, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Wise, Larry McKinley Deceased v. Wilmington Stevedores, Inc. Chesapeake Trading Corporation v. City of Wilmington and Norned Shipping B v. (Third-Party Defendants). Appeal of Wilmington Stevedores, Inc. Gist, Brenda, as the Administratrix of the Estate of William Martin Gist, Deceased v. Norned Shipping B v. V. Wilmington Stevedores and City of Wilmington. Appeal of Wilmington Stevedores, Inc. Gist, Brenda, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Gist, William Martin, Deceased v. Wilmington Stevedores, Inc. v. City of Wilmington and Norned Shipping B v. And Chesapeake Trading Corporation. Appeal of Wilmington Stevedores, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986