Legal Opinion
River Terminals Corp. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 7, 1954No. Nos. 845, 848, 914 AdmiraltyPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTENBERRY, Chief Judge.
On the night of February 23, 1944, shortly after 11 p. m., a collision occurred in Mobile Bay between the Steamship Benjamin R. Curtis, owned and operated by the United States of America, and the tow of the Tug Alma D, owned and operated by River Terminals Corporation. The Tug Alma D had in tow three loaded oil barges, RTC-120, RTC-112 and RTC-111, in that order. The S.S. Benjamin R. Curtis struck the lead barge in the Alma D’s tow, RTC-120, and did damage to it, after which the tow swung around under the ship’s counter and the RTC-111 struck the ship’s propeller…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Sacramento Navigation Co. v. SalzSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- The ChattahoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The OttawaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
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