Legal Opinion
Patentas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 24, 1982No. Nos. 81-1807, 81-1810, 81-1953, 81-2001 and 81-2002PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
On April 9, 1974, the Greek tanker ELIAS exploded while discharging its cargo of crude oil at the Fort Mifflin terminal in Philadelphia. The vessel was severed; thirteen people were killed; and property damages were in the millions of dollars. These consolidated appeals are taken in five of the many lawsuits that resulted from that disastrous explosion. All of the appellants *709seek damages from the United States for an allegedly negligent inspection of the ELIAS by the Coast Guard shortly before the disaster.
These appeals raise two important questions…
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- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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