Legal Opinion
In re Harris
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 29, 1963No. 3461, Division DPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, District Judge.
The tug RALPH E. HAVENS sank in the Gulf of Mexico during heavy gales. Two of the four crew members died in the catastrophe. The owner of the tug petitions this court for an exoneration from, or limitation of, liability, pursuant to General Admiralty Rules 51-54 and 46 U.S.C. §§ 183-189. One of the survivors and the heirs of two other deceased crewmen filed claims and answers herein opposing the petition. The court finds that the tug RALPH E. HAVENS sank as a result of a severe and unexpected storm. Exoneration is therefore granted.
Exoneration from liability is…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Doucette v. VincentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- Mrs. Edith Boudoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Compania De Navegacion Interior, S. A. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Sabine Towing Co. v. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by5 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
- Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. v. Century Home Components, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Complaint of Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1975
- Shebby Dredging Co. v. Smith Bros., Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1979
- Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. v. Century Home Components, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1971