Legal Opinion
Freeport Sulphur Company v. S/S Hermosa
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 20, 1973No. Civ. A. 71-798PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
OPINION
This is a simple case of a ship that hit and damaged a wharf. No explanation for the impact is offered. Liability for the resultant damage is therefore clear.
Freeport Sulphur Company (Free-port), was the owner of a sulphur loading and unloading facility, (“the dock”), located on the west, or right descending bank, of the Mississippi River at Port Sulphur, Louisiana. During the night of March 21, 1971, while the S.S. HERMOSA was attempting to moor at the dock, it collided with the upstream end of the dock and the driftwood deflector located' at its…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., Successor to Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Commercial Transport, Inc., and Edgar C. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Crain Brothers, Inc., a Corporation v. Duquesne Slag Products Company, a Corporation, Duquesne Sand Company, a Corporation v. Duquesne Slag Products Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bunge Corp. v. M/V Furness BridgeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Freeport Sulphur Company v. The S/s Hermosa, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Etc., in Rem, Pansuiza Compania De Navigacion S.A., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Marathon Pipe Line Co. v. Drilling Rig Rowan/OdessaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1981
- Diversified Group, Inc. v. Charles Van Tassel, the St. Paul Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Consolidated Aluminum Corp. v. C.F. Bean Corp.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1986
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