Legal Opinion
United Continental Tuna Corporation v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1977No. 72-1189PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
FACTS
In 1968 eight individual American citizens joined together to form a Philippine corporation, UNITED CONTINENTAL TUNA CORPORATION (Tuna), for the purpose of operating fishing vessels in Philippine waters. Tuna then purchased and refitted a fishing vessel, the M. V. Orient, to accomplish its purposes. On December 11, 1969, the M. V. Orient sailed from San Pedro, California, enroute to the Philippines. After proceeding only 70 miles, the Orient was overtaken and hailed by a United States destroyer, the U.S.S. Parsons. The Parsons pulled alongside the Orient…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mathews v. DiazSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Wong Yang Sung v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. RhoditisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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