Legal Opinion
Massman-Drake v. Towboat M/V Hugh C. Blaske
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 18, 1968No. Civ. A. No. 66-39PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, Chief Judge:
This is another of the many suits growing out of Hurricane Betsy which struck Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with all her fury on the night of September 9, 1965. This claim involves damages to a cofferdam belonging to the plaintiff, Massman-Drake, and being used in connection with the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, allegedly caused when the towboat M/Y HUGH C. BLASKE and her tow collided with the cofferdam during the height of the storm. It is alleged that the cofferdam was damaged in the sum of $14,472.05, of which amount plaintiff,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., Successor to Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Mrs. Edith Boudoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- The BalsaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1926
- The LusitaniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1918
- Patapsco Scrap Corporation v. Maryland Shipbuilding & Dry-Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Petition of the United States of America, as Owner of the S/s Winged Arrow, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. Dammers & Van Der Heide Shipping & Trading (Antilles), Inc., as Owner of the M/v Santa Maria v. The Steamship Joseph Lykes, Her Engines, Etc., in Rem, and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., in Personams., Central Gulf Steamship Corporation, as Owner of the S/s Green Port, Claimant-Appellant v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., and the S/s Joseph Lykes, Marine Tankers, Inc., as Owner of the Mt Savfuel v. S/s Joseph Lykes, Her Engines, Etc., in Rem, and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- In Re Marine Leasing Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Dammers & Van Der Heide Shipping & Trading (Antilles) Inc. v. Steamship Joseph LykesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- Dammers & Van Der Heide Shipping & Trading (Antilles), Inc. v. The Steamship Joseph LykesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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