Legal Opinion
Cliff, Jr., Inc. v. M. V. Captain Will
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1976No. 74-3614PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Barge IFS-209, in tow of the defendant’s M/V Captain Will, collided with the plaintiff’s vessel, the M/V Cliff, Jr., while it was moored at a pier. The Cliff’s mooring lines were broken and she drifted downstream on the Mississippi River, which was in flood stage. The master of the Cliff immediately started her engines. According to the district court, the vessel could have scurried for cover and possibly escaped damage. The master, however, chose a different method of avoiding damage.1 The maneuver was unsuccessful, and the Cliff was swept under the bow rake of an oceangoing tank barge,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Southport Transit Company v. Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Kawasaki Zosensho of Kobe, Japan v. Cosulich Societa Triestina Di Navigazione of Trieste, ItalyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1926
- Isthmian Steamship Co. v. Jarka Corp. of BaltimoreDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1951
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. The America Sun the Patrick J. HurleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Board of Commissioners v. M/V FarmsumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans v. M/v Farmsum, Her Engines, Etc., in Rem, and N. v. Stoomvaart Maatschaapij "Oostzee", in Personam v. Tug O. H. Ingram, Her Engines, Etc. In Rem, and Ingram Barge Company, a Division of Ingram Corporation, in Personam, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Cliff, Jr., Inc. v. M. V. Captain WillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Cliff, Jr., Inc. v. M. v. Captain Will, Plaquemine Oil Sales, Corporation, Clifford Quinn, Sr., Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976