Legal Opinion
Jones Towing, Inc. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 18, 1967No. 7503PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
This case involves an interpretation and application of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 1 **and, more specifically, the Sections of that Act commonly referred to as the Wreck Act. 2 There is a basic disagreement over the meaning of pertinent portions of the Wreck Act between the Ninth and Fourth Circuit Courts of Appeal on the one hand and the Fifth Circuit on the other. 3 The Supreme Court of the United States has granted Writs of Certiorari in the Car-gill case (supra) and a Writ of Certiorari is pending in the Moran case (supra).
The Wreck Act generally attempts…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Somerset Seafood Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- United States v. Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Incorporated, United States of America v. Bethlehem Steel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Reading Company v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- United States v. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1894
- Petition of Highlands Nav. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Willard H. Lane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Adams v. Unione Mediterranea Di SicurtaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Chute v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Orange Beach Water, Sewer & Fire Protection Authority v. M/V AlvaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Bunge Corp. v. Agri-Trans Corp.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1982
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