Legal Opinion
Complaint of Berkley Curtis Bay Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 31, 1983No. 78 Civ. 3552 (ADS)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
This memorandum deals with issues arising at the last stage of a limitation proceed ing which resulted from the sinking of the dredge Pennsylvania after it ran aground on a shoal off Roekaway Point on July 31, 1978. In a prior proceeding, a petition to limit or exonerate the liability of Berkley Curtis Bay Company and Moran Towing & Transportation Company, respectively the owner and bareboat charterer of the accompanying tug, was denied. At the same time Moran and Berkley were held collectively liable for 65% of the damages resulting from the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Tyrone Powell v. Offshore Navigation, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Wheatley v. BeetarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Red Star Towing & Transportation Co. v. Ming GiantDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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- In Re the Complaint of Poling Transportation Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Revlon, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1986
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