Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Company v. Tug Thomas Allen
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 14, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-526, 71-530PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, District Judge.
These cases involve a fire aboard the manned Barge 19-10 owned by Dow Chemical Company 1 while in tow of the Tug THOMAS ALLEN.
The first suit is brought by Dow 2 as owner of the Barge 19-10 against the Tug THOMAS ALLEN, in rem, against her owner, Pitre & Guidry Towing Co., Inc., 3 in personam, and against the primary and excess hull and tower’s liability insurers of the Tug THOMAS ALLEN, New York Underwriters Insur anee Company 4 and Utica Mutual Insurance Company, 5 respectively. Dow’s complaint claimed damages for the cost of repairing the barge and loss of use on…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- La BourgogneSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hubert J. Wedlock v. Gulf Mississippi Marine Corp., J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. v. Defelice Marine Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Young v. Kilroy Oil Co. of Texas, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
- Offshore Logistics Services, Inc. v. Mutual Marine Office, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- Wiley v. Offshore Painting Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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