Legal Opinion
Canal Barge Co. v. China Ocean Shipping Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1985No. Nos. 84-3211, 84-3847PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Algiers Point, at which the Mississippi River, flowing past New Orleans, makes a deep bend, is fabled in history, beautiful in aspect, and a peril to navigators. This fact-bound appeal involves another of the frequent collisions and allisions that result from the sharpness of the bend, the vagaries of the river current, and the failure of pilots to take sufficient precautions. Because the finding of the district court, that the collision for which damages are here sought was caused by the mutual fault of the vessels involved, is supported by the record, we affirm.
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Guiseppe Castorina v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Inland Oil and Transport Co., Cross-Appellant v. Ark-White Towing Co., Murphy Marine Service, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Allied Chemical Corporation v. Hess Tankship Company of Delaware, Amerada Hess Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross American Hull Syndicate, Defendants-Third Party v. Allied Towing Corporation as Owner of the Tug Socrates, Third Party Defendants-Appellants-Cross v. Defelice Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- The NorneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Nassau Marine Corp., Central Marine Service and Canal Barge CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Bertucci Contracting Corp. v. M/V ANTWERPENCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Marine Transport Lines, Inc. v. M/V Tako InvaderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Transorient Navigators Co. v. M/S SouthwindCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Gerald P. Garrett v. C.C. Higgenbotham, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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