Legal Opinion
Shell Petroleum Co. v. Peschken
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 23, 1961No. 13481PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an interlocutory decree for the libellant in an admiralty case. The ship Lembulus, owned by The Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., collided with a drawbridge known as the Lincoln Highway Bridge on December 20, 1957. At the time of the collision the bridge was in the process of opening. The respondent Peschken was the chief drawbridge operator of the bridge. Two other persons who were part of the bridge crew were sued in the court below but the action against them was decided in their favor and there has been no appeal. The district court opinion may be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Belden v. ChaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Munroe v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1912
- Staub v. Delaware Dredging Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1930
- The Louise RuggeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Complaint of WassonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Sabine Towing & Transportation Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Complaint of Charles N. Wasson, Doing Business as Wasson Towing Company, Owner of the Motor Vessel Del Rio, and Wasson Towing Service, Inc., Bareboat Charterer of the Motor Vessel Del Rio, for Exoneration From or Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Melbourne Bros. Construction Co. v. Gnots-Reserve, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Shell Petroleum Company, Limited v. Charles PeschkenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961