Legal Opinion
Raven v. Trexler
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1969No. Nos. 13216-13220PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
These appeals flow from the extensive litigation which resulted from an holocaust on the James River and adjacent shore facilities in the City of Richmond. In the early morning hours of July 5, 1961, Tank Barge #104, with the Tug RAVEN alongside, was moored at the dock of Crown Central Petroleum Company (“Crown”), discharging gasoline into Crown’s storage tanks ashore. A fire erupted which brought about the death of a crew member of the tug— Robert W. Trexler. The tug and the barge were totally destroyed. Crown’s dock and shoreside facilities were severely and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Hertz v. GrahamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Insul-Wool Insulation Corp. v. Home Insulation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Nolvert P. SCOTT, Jr., Appellant, Etc. v. the UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Et Al.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Lloyd v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Arnold's Hofbrau, Inc. v. George Hyman Construction Co., Inc., Appellant,and Oliver T. Carr, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- O'CONNOR v. City Manager of MedfordMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Tug Raven and Vermillion Towing Corporation v. Mrs. Myrtle Lucille Goodman Trexler, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert W. Trexler, Deceased, Crown Central Petroleum Corporation, Barge 104 and Southern Transportation Co., Inc. v. Mrs. Myrtle Lucille Goodman Trexler, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert W. Trexler, Deceased, Crown Central Petroleum Corporation, Richard S. Smith v. Crown Central Petroleum Corporation, Margaret R. Cavedo, Mary A. Cavedo, John and Joyce Mae Fulton, and Mr. And Mrs. Edward L. Butts v. Crown Central Petroleum Corporation, J. B. Morris and William H. Clark v. Crown Central Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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