Legal Opinion
Boudoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 23, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 6609PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
This action arises out of damage to plaintiffs’ wharf on the Calcasieu River at Cameron, Louisiana, resulting from the álleged collision of defendant’s barge, Tidelands 5, during the height of Hurricane Audrey on June 27, 1957.
These are the facts:(1) On June 25,1957, the Tug R. Thomas McDermott took the steel barge, Tidelands 5, in tow in Sabine Pass, Texas, on a voyage for defendant’s base at Bayou Boeuf in the vicinity of Morgan City, Louisiana. The voyage was to be made via the Gulf of Mexico and Atcha-falaya River.
*901(2) The Tug R. Thomas McDermott was a steel seagoing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- The Grace GirdlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- The SeveranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- The BalsaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1926
- The LusitaniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1918
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ellis Towing & Transportation Co. v. Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961