Legal Opinion
Medomsley Steam Shipping Co. v. Elizabeth River Terminals, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 4, 1962No. 8286PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
Libellant’s vessel was moored at respondent’s pier on September 12, 1960, and broke away from said pier when the bollard securing the vessel’s forward insurance wire parted due allegedly to the condition of respondent’s pier and the improperly secured bollard. Strong winds caused the remaining lines to part by reason of the excessive strain resulting from the respondent’s bollard giving away. The vessel thereafter struck a bridge owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. When demand was made upon the shipowner for the damage to the bridge, the…
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- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- M. & J. Tracy, Inc. v. Marks, Lissberger & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- City Compress & Warehouse Co. v. United States the SouthportCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
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- Union Marine & General Insurance v. American Export Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966