Legal Opinion
In re Great Lakes Towing Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided August 20, 1948No. Civil Action No. 433PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN, District Judge.
Petitioners commenced this proceeding in admiralty to exonerate from or limit their liability, as provided by an Act of Congress, 46 U.S.C.A. § 183. It involves a marine accident which occurred while petitioners’ Steam Tug Massachusetts was engaged in towing the Steamer Otto M. Reiss, owned and operated by The Reiss Steamship Company, the claimant herein.
Issues having been joined, counsel for the respective parties stipulated in open court that all questions pertaining to the value of the tug under the initial proceeding should be postponed pending trial and decision…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The UmbriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Fort Smith Gas Co. v. CloudCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- The Irving S. Olds v. The John M. McKercheyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1946
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tracy Towing Line, Inc. v. City of Jersey CityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1952
- Minerva Boat Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1950
- Reiss S. S. Co. v. Great Lakes Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949