Legal Opinion
Dufrene v. The Tug Diversity
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 12, 1958No. 3230PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
Libellant is the owner of the Tug Capt. H. V. Dufrene. He alleges that his tug was damaged by excessive wave wash created by the M/V Diversity as that vessel was navigating the Harvey Canal1 on the early morning of April 14, 1956. At the time the Capt. Dufrene was moored outboard an LSM which in turn was moored to the McDermott dock on the canal.
The Capt. Dufrene is a diesel-powered, single screw, wooden trawler with registered dimensions of 55.5 feet in length, 17.5 feet in breadth, and 7.6 feet in depth. The Diversity is a steel hull, diesel-powered, shallow…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Nelson v. The MajesticCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1891
- The Chester W. ChapinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1907
- The Asbury ParkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1905
- Upper Delaware River Transp. Co. v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1894
- The Washington IrvingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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- Indian Towing Co. v. Tankship Lyons CreekDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960