Legal Opinion
Donald L. Roberts and Roswell I. Sawyer v. Hans C. T. Echternach
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1962No. 19159_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The difficulties in this small ease are traceable largely to confusion, avoidable in part to be sure—perhaps unavoidable to an extent. We emphasize this at the outset as a sort of caveat that this case is unique, and is not to be understood as laying down any new principles, or extending or restricting those of long standing.
The confusion commences in the beginning. The cause was brought as a typical petitory or possessory libel in rem. 1 In the libel the libelant, 2 whom we shall indiscriminantly call the Charterer, claimed to be the demise charterer of the M/Y…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Point Landing, Inc., Intervenor v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- H. W. Findley, Owner v. Henry P. Lanasa, LibelantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Colonial Press of Miami, Inc. v. The British Motor Vessel Allen's Cay Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Equipment, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Rubin Iron Works, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by13 opinions
- William F. Walker, Jr., Claimants-Appellants v. Arthur E. Harris, D/B/A Arthur Harris Marine TowingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Schilling v. A/S D/S DannebrogCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- International Marine Towing, Inc. v. Southern Leasing Partners, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Compagnia Maritima La Empresa, S.A. v. Rod PickardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Chitty v. M/V Valley VoyagerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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