Legal Opinion
Kernan v. Gulf Oil Corporation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1964No. Civ. A. 15908, 16001PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAFT, District Judge.
On the evening of November 18, 1952, shox'tly after 10:00 o’clock, the tug Arthur N. Herron was proceeding downstream in the Schuylkill River, with a tow consisting of a loaded mud scow made up on her port side. As she was approaching the Penrose Avenue Bridge, the tug was suddenly enveloped in flames, and portions of it, including the entire wheelhouse, were destroyed. Two members of the crew, Milan and Worrell, lost their lives.
The American Dredging Company, owner of the tug, filed a petition in this Court for exoneration from or limitation of liability. The Court, in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Cowley v. . People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shumaker v. New York & Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Davidson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Fredericks v. Atlantic Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
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3Cited by2 opinions
- John J. Meehan, Administrator of the Estate of Donald H. Worrell, Deceased v. Gulf Oil Corporation. William J. Kernan, Administrator of the Estate of Arthur E. Milan, Deceased v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Meehan v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965