Legal Opinion
Navegacion Castro Riva v. the M.S. Nordholm
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 24, 1959No. 3620, 3628PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
In the early morning of May 26, 1958, while ascending the Mississippi River below New Orleans on her maiden voyage, the M.S. Nordholm 1 was rammed by the sheering S.S. Theogennitor. 2 Alleging sole fault, both vessels claim full damages against'the other. In the alternative, the Theogennitor claims the right to limit liability. There is also in this consolidated litigation a cargo claim for general average contribution to the Nordholm.
Prior to the collision the Theogennitor was proceeding up river approximately one mile south of Bolivar Point 3 and three to…
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