Legal Opinion

Dillingham Tug & Barge Corp. v. Collier Carbon & Chemical Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 10, 1983No. Nos. 81-4494, 81-4538, 81-4540 and 81-4547PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENYON, District Judge:

All four parties to this action appeal from the district court’s decision in this case. We affirm in part and reverse in part, 548 F.Supp. 691.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case arises out of the sinking of the barge Columbia, which was owned by the Collier Carbon & Chemical Corporation, a division of the Union Oil Company (Union). The tower of the barge, the Dillingham Tug & Barge Corporation (Dillingham), initiated this action by suing Union for its towing fees. Union counterclaimed against Dillingham, alleging that its negligence caused the loss of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. Fairmont Shipping Corp. And Fairwinds Ocean Carriers Corp., Owners of the Steamship Western Eagle v. Chevron International Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  3. Alkmeon Naviera, S.A. v. M/V MARINA LCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  4. Arlene B. Becker v. Colonial Parking, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  5. Complaint of Twenty Grand Offshore, Inc., Etc. Twenty Grand Offshore, Inc. v. West India Carriers, Inc., Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Marilyn E. Berg, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ogie Berg v. Chevron U.S.A., IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. Edward Leasing Corp. v. Uhlig & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Western Towboat Company v. Vigor Marine, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2023
  4. Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp. v. Universal Health Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
  5. Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp. v. Universal Health Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989

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