Legal Opinion
Seaboard Airline R. Co. v. Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co. The Pan Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1952No. 14179_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
About 12 o’clock noon on a bright clear day, without the interference of wind, wave, or vessel, the Tanker Pan Maryland, while endeavoring to pass through the Seaboard drawbridge over the Savannah River, struck the bridge at such speed and with such force as to cause serious damage-to it and to the tanker itself.
Libellant, to recover the damage to its bridge, filed two libels, 1 one in rem against the tanker, the other in personam against her owner.
The Pan Maryland and her owner answered denying all the charges of negligence and alleging that she was proceeding properly…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Atlee v. Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1875
- United States v. Norfolk-Berkley Bridge CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1928
- The OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1898
- West India Fruit & S. S. Co. v. Raymond. The Joseph Parrott. The Lev-LouCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- The F. W. Wheeler v. ChurchillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
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3Cited by21 opinions
- The Dow Chemical Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Dixie Carriers, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Petition of Canal Barge CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
- United States v. Emery H. JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Fort Fetterman v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Victorias Milling Co., Inc., as Owners of the M/v Nonsuco v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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