Legal Opinion
American Oil Company v. M/T LACON
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided February 17, 1972No. Civ. A. 2758PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.
The bulkhead of American Oil Company’s pier at Savannah was damaged when it was struck by the Motor Trans port “Lacón” while she was berthing with the assistance of a tug and a pilot furnished by Atlantic Towing Company. Plaintiff libelled the ship and the tug and has also sued their owners for the cost of the repairs, alleging negligence by the master and crew of each.
In Atlantic Towing Company’s answer to the crossclaim against it by the shipowner it is pleaded that its “docking master” who was aboard the “Lacón” assisting in berthing her was the servant of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Federal Steam Navigation Co. v. Tugs SavannahDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1969
3Cited by2 opinions
- American Oil Company v. M/T LACONDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1973
- Lacon, M/t v. Atlantic Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974