Legal Opinion
The Laura Maersk
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 1941No. 49PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
On December 20, 1939, the tanker Bohemian Club and the motor vessel Laura Maersk collided in the Delaware River at the upper end of the Bulkhead Bar Range, while the Bohemian Club was lying at anchor. The Bohemian Club’s bow was damaged. The Laura Maersk sustained damage to her stem. The damage to both vessels was well above the water line. The Atlantic Refining Company, owner of the Bohemian Club, filed a libel on June 28, 1940, claiming $40,000 damages. A. P. Moller, managing owner of the Laura Maersk, filed a cross-libel on October 8, 1940, claiming $15,000 damages.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The EuropeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1911
- The City of NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1920
- The Southern CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- The Socony No. 9Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- In re Grand MananDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1913
3Cited by2 opinions
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. MollerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. The Laura MaerskCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942