Legal Opinion
Louis Dreyfus & Cie. v. Panama Canal Co.
District Court, Canal Zone
Decided February 2, 1960No. 3665PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GUTHRIE F. CROWE, District Judge.
Statement of Facts
This is an action in admiralty instituted by Louis Dreyfus & Cie., a French partnership, owner of the motor vessel Charles L.D., against the Panama Canal Company for the recovery of damages allegedly sustained by the libelant as the result of a striking of the banks of the Panama Canal while the vessel was transiting the Canal with a pilot employed by the respondent.
On December 27, 1951, the Charles L.D. arrived at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal under command of Captain Georges Piquet, holder of an unlimited master’s license of merchant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Victorias Milling Co., Inc., as Owners of the M/v Nonsuco v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Bruce v. Debuse Barras Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1958
- Panama Canal Company v. Sociedad De Transportes Maritimos, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Andros Shipping Co. v. Panama Canal CompanyDistrict Court, Canal Zone · 1960