Legal Opinion
Martin Marine Transportation Co. v. United States. The P.F. Martin. The Southern Sword. The Contoy
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1950No. 6093_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Martin Marine Transportation Company (hereinafter called Martin) filed, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, two petitions for exoneration from (and/or limitation of) liability — the first as owner of the tug P. F. Martin and the second as owner of the barges Southern Sword and Contoy. These causes of action, which were consolidated below, arose out of a collision between, on the one hand, the barges Contoy and Portsmouth (which with the barge Southern Sword were in tow of the tug P. F. Martin) and on the other hand, a Government…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- The MartelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- The DenaliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- W. E. Valliant & Co. v. Rayonier, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
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