Legal Opinion
Vlastos v. Koch-Ellis Marine Contractors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1962No. 19024PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves a collision between the tug Perry N, pushing a tow of' three barges in tandem, and the steamship Capetan Dimitris on the Mississippi River below New Orleans. The Perry N was upbound. The Capetan Dimitris was bound down river. At this point on the river there is a judicially recognized' custom that upbound vessels come up. under the points and downbound vessels run the bends. The Albert Dumois, 177 U.S. 240, 20 S.A. 595, 44 L.Ed. 751; Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. Esso Shipping Co., 5 Cir., 240 F.2d 606; Crowell & Thurlow S. S. Co. v. Texas Co., 5 Cir., 27 F.2d 208.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Crowell & Thurlow S. S. Co. v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1928
- Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. Esso Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
3Cited by5 opinions
- Canal Barge Co. v. China Ocean Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Valley Towing Service, Inc. v. S/S American Wheat, Freighters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Canal Barge Company, Inc. v. China Ocean Shipping Co., Etc., Waterman Steamship Corp. v. M/v Elaine Jones, Etc., Canal Barge Company, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. China Ocean Shipping Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Valley Towing Service, Inc., Etc., Cross v. S/s American Wheat, Freighters, Inc., , Cross-Appellants, Upper Mississippi Towing Corporation, Tenneco Oil Company, Cross-Appellee v. S/s American Wheat, Freighters, Inc., , Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Vlastos v. Koch-Ellis Marine Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962