Legal Opinion
City of Boston v. S.S. Texaco Texas, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., Texaco Panama, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 26, 1985No. 84-2053PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case is before us on appeal by defendants SS TEXACO TEXAS and its owner, Texaco Panama, Inc. (collectively “Texaco”) from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 599 F.Supp. 1132, for damages that occurred when the ship collided with the McArdle Bridge, property of plaintiff-ap-pellee, the City of Boston. At the time of the collision, the TEXAS was being assisted by two tug boats belonging to defendant-appellee Boston Tow Boat Company (“Boston Tow”). A Boston Tow tug captain was serving as docking master.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
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- The Clarita and the ClaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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