Legal Opinion
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Crochet
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 14, 1968No. 8051PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, District Judge.
Libelant, Humble Oil & Refining Company, filed suit against the Tug Crochet and her owner, M. L. Crochet Towing Co., Inc. and the United States of America for damages allegedly sustained when Humble’s Esso Barge 261 sank while being pushed by the Tug Crochet as a result of striking a partially submerged barge in the Mississippi River at Red Eye Crossing. Libelant contends that the accident was caused by the negligence and unseaworthiness of the tug and, additionally, by the negligence of the United States of America in failing to properly mark and light the sunken…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The AnacondaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Jones Towing, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- The Evelyn v. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- McWilliams Bros. v. Pennsylvania R.District Court, S.D. New York · 1919
3Cited by8 opinions
- Dow Chemical Company v. Tug Thomas AllenDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. The Tug CrochetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Afran Transport Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Bouchard Transp. Co., Inc. v. Tug Gillen BrothersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Ryan Walsh Stevedoring Co. v. James Marine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1983
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