Legal Opinion

United States v. Shipowners & Merchants Tugboat Co.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided March 6, 1952No. 25871PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROCHE, Chief Justice.

This case comes here on a stipulation of facts and arises from a collision between the Tug Biddle, owned by the respondent, and the SS Golden Gate, a Liberty-type vessel owned by the libelant, United States of America, through the Maritime Commission.

It is admitted and stipulated that the respondent’s vessel was solely at fault in the collision, and it is further stipulated that the respondents are .entitled to limit their liability to $1,500.00 pursuant to the provisions of the Limitation of Liability Act, Title 46, U.S.C.A. §§ 183-189.

The sole issue remaining in the…

2Cited by17 opinions

  1. Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  2. Lewis F. Stevens and Elvira B. Stevens v. F/v Bonnie Doon, Her Engines, MacHinery Tackle, Etc. Gene Koblick, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. United Protective Workers v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
  4. Franklin Supply Company, Etc. v. Albert W. Tolman, Jr. And Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
  5. United Protective Workers Of America, Local No. 2 v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955

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