Legal Opinion
Tom Shaw, Inc. v. Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided July 9, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-402PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.
Car Float # 12 is a barge owned by Plaintiff. It was built in 1923. 1 The barge is approximately 210 feet long and 34 feet wide, has a draft of 4 to 5 feet with 4 to 6 feet freeboard. It was built of 24 compartments each with a hatch, arranged three across and in eight rows. On March 27, 1985, the barge overturned while being towed to Point Judith, Rhode Island from Davisville, Rhode Island. It was carrying a cargo of boulders to be used in the restoration of a sea wall. The stone was in the order of 12 to 15 ton boulders. At the time that the barge tipped…
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- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Cincinnati Siemens-Lungren Gas Illuminating Co. v. Western Siemens-Lungren Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Barber Lines A/s v. M/v Donau MaruCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Blake v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dubois v. State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections, 91-5933 (1997)Superior Court of Rhode Island · 1997
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