Legal Opinion
Singer v. Dorr
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 16, 1967No. Civ. A. 14421PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEEBE, District Judge:
This matter raises interesting and novel questions concerning the existence, nature, and extent of the implied warranty of workmanlike service which may be owed by a tug owner to a barge owner. The proceedings out of which those issues now arise were, insofar as is relevant to an understanding and determination of those issues, as follows:
Lester Singer was employed by Dorr Towing, Inc., as a deckhand on Dorr’s tug, the “Big Louie II.” Port City Barge Lines, Inc., was the owner of the barge PCBL-104, which was leased to Federal Barge Lines. Dorr contracted with Federal to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Williams v. California CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Sorenson v. Safety Flate, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Dow Chemical Co. v. The Barge UM-23BCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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