Legal Opinion
United States of America, and v. Ss President Van Buren, Etc., American President Lines, Ltd., Third-Party and v. City of Long Beach, Third-Party And
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 20, 1974No. 71-2735PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Alfred T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
American President Lines, Ltd., challenges in this ship-collision case district court orders which dismissed its cross-claim against a pilot and its third-party complaint against the City of Long Beach. The court ruled that the tariff of the Port of Long Beach provided for noneompulsory pilotage services and that the exculpatory provisions of this tariff were valid. We agree with these conclusions, and affirm.
On the morning of July 5, 1968, while the government-owned USS Capacón was moored in its berth in Long Beach inner harbor, American President Lines re…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cooley v. Board of Wardens of Port of Philadelphia Ex Rel. Soc. for Relief of Distressed PilotsSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- The ChinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Homer Ramsdell Transportation Co. v. La Compagnie Générale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Murphy Tugboat Co. v. Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1979
- Societa Per Azioni De Navigazione Italia v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- The People Of The State Of California v. The Italian Motorship IliceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Kitanihon-Oi Steamship Company v. General Construction Company, and Sacramento-Yolo Port DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- California ex rel. Department of Transportation v. S/T NORFOLKDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1977
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