Legal Opinion
Oliver J. Olson & Co. v. The American Steamship Marine Leopard
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1966No. Nos. 19753-19755PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an admiralty cause arising out of the collision between the SS HOWARD OLSON and the SS MARINE LEOPARD, on May 14, 1956. As a result of that collision the HOWARD OLSON, which was in ballast, was sunk and the MARINE LEOPARD and its cargo were damaged. The HOWARD OLSON was owned by Oliver J. Olson & Co. (Olson), and the MARINE LEOPARD is owned by Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc. (Luckenbach). The owners of cargo aboard the MARINE LEOPARD are referred to herein as Cargo.
The issues of fault were tried early in 1957, and an interlocutory decree was entered on…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- The ChattahoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- The" North Star"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Oliver J. Olson & Co., a Corporation, Libelant v. The American Steamship Marine Leopard, Etc., and Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc., a Corporation, Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc., a Corporation, Libelant v. Oliver J. Olson & Co., a Corporation, Petition of Oliver J. Olson & Co., a Corporation, for Exoneration From, or Limitation Of, Liability, as Owner and Operator of the Steamship Howard OlsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Olympic Towing Corporation v. Nebel Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Olympic Towing Corporation v. Nebel Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970