Legal Opinion
Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. Revilo Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1981No. Nos. 79-1950, 79-1951PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents this circuit’s first opportunity to decide whether the Pennsylvania rule, The Steamship Pennsylvania v. Troop, 86 U.S. (19 Wall.) 125, 22 L.Ed. 148 (1874), applies to a vessel/bridge allision, and if so, how the rule is to be applied. We hold that it applies and affirm.
These consolidated admiralty actions arose out of an allision between barge NBC 922 (barge), owned and operated by Revilo Corporation (Revilo) and a single span drawbridge which spans the St. Johns River, and is owned and operated by Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC). The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Movible Offshore, Inc. v. The M/v Wilken A. Falgout, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., Gulf and South American Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Feeder Line Towing Service, Inc. v. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Todd Shipyards Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Auto Transportation, S.A., Intervenor-Appellee v. Turbine Service, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Marathon Pipe Line Company v. M/v Sea Level II v. Oceanonics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- 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
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Orange Beach Water, Sewer & Fire Protection Authority v. M/V AlvaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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