Legal Opinion
Thornton v. United States
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided February 27, 1964No. 2666(S) (C)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM HAROLD COX, Chief Judge.
This is a suit under the “Suits In Admiralty Act,” as amended September 13, 1960, (appearing as 46 U.S.C.A. § 742) for the loss of a fishing vessel, (“Lucky Lindy”) occasioned by its striking a submerged piling in the coastal waters of Mississippi Sound. There is no controversy as to jurisdiction in this case. The United States contends that it had no liability for this loss because it had no •interest in, or control over the submerged piling which did the damage.
FINDING O'F FACTS
The “Lucky Lindy” was a wooden motor fishing vessel owned ..by Joseph Robert…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- D. M. Picton & Co. v. EastesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
- Loggans v. LoveMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- Evans v. City of JacksonMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
- Bisso Towboat Co. v. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1929
3Cited by10 opinions
- Willard H. Lane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Linda Chapman, and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Gilbert Dalldorf v. Higgerson-Buchanan, Inc., Gilbert Dalldorf v. Higgerson-Buchanan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Blanksten v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1964
- McMilin v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1968
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