Legal Opinion
California ex rel. Department of Transportation v. S/T NORFOLK
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 16, 1977No. C75-0152 WTBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEEKS,* District Judge:
On the morning of January 22, 1975 S/T NORFOLK, fully laden with 33,500 tons of crude oil, prepared to dock at Amorco Wharf on the Sacramento River a few miles inland from San Francisco Bay. As she maneuvered off the dock, a sudden shift in the current caught her stern causing it to swing around out of control until it contacted the Benecia/Martinez Highway Bridge damaging the protective fender system around one of its piers. It is in respect of such damage that the State of California filed this suit against the vessel, her owner and her time charterer. In…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Delta Engineering Corp. v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- The VolundCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
- Trade Banner Line, Inc. v. Caribbean Steamship Co., S. A., Reynolds Metals Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Murphy Tugboat Co. v. Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1979
- Orduna S.A. v. Zen-Noh Grain Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Port of Seattle v. M/V SATURNDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1983
- Orduna S.A. And Transglobal Maritime Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees-Cross-Appellees v. Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. F & P Engineers, Inc., Republic Insurance Company and Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Third Party Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990