Legal Opinion

Gulf Oil Corp. v. Panama Canal Co.

District Court, Canal Zone

Decided December 29, 1971No. Civ. No. 6135PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

CROWE, District Judge.

STATEMENT

On April 2, 1966, plaintiff’s vessel, the SS GULFSPRAY, sustained rudder damage when she grounded in the Panama Canal while under the control of defendant’s pilot. The question of liability for the accident having been resolved against the Canal Company, 311 F.Supp. 1307 (D.C.Z.1970), aff’d 437 F.2d 111 (5th Cir. 1971), the case came on for trial on the question of the quantum of damages to which Gulf is entitled.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. The total amount of Gulf’s claim is $143,876.83. The claim is comprised of 23 separate items…

2Cases cited5 opinions

The ConquerorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
The President MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
Gulf Oil Corp. v. Panama Canal Co.District Court, Canal Zone · 1970

3Cited by2 opinions

Gulf Oil Corporation, as Owner Pro Hac Vice, of the Steamship Gulfspray, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Panama Canal Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
Natalie Tankships Corp. v. Panama Canal CommissionDistrict Court, Canal Zone · 1980