Legal Opinion
Lancaster v. Smith
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided July 20, 1971No. Civ. A. 5842-70-TPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, Chief Judge.
The above-styled case was regularly set down for trial on June 4, 1971, and after hearing and considering the evidence and arguments of counsel, the Court makes the following Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. This is an in rem proceeding against the Motorsailer, CHANDRA, and in personam against her owner, Larry Smith, for salvage by Tracy D. Lancaster, owner of the fishing vessel, GLORIA K. The alleged salvage operation took place on January 5, 1970, in the Mississippi Sound between Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Dauphin Island,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Fort Myers Shell and Dredging Co., Inc. v. The Barge Nbc 512 and the Barge Nbc 540Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. Indian Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Star Towing Company v. Barge Org-6504District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- Seaman v. Tank Barge OC601District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1971
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Tidewater Salvage, Inc. v. Weyerhaeuser Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Sunglory Maritime, Ltd. v. PHI, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2016
- Tidewater Salvage, Inc., an Oregon Corporation v. Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington Corporation, Tidewater Salvage, Inc., an Oregon Corporation v. Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980