Legal Opinion
Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company v. T. L. James & Co., Inc., Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company v. T. L. James & Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1957No. 16469, 16470PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
These two appeals from judgments in related actions, arising out of the sinking of the LaBelle and consolidated for trial, present for our decision two primary questions; one, whether the district judge correctly held 1 *that the sinking was due to the negligence and fault of the appellant; the other, if so, whether the appellant was entitled to invoke the exoneration afforded by Section 3 of the Harter Act and the defensive clauses of the bill of lading.
The answer to the first question depends merely upon an appraisement of the facts in evidence. The answer to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Sacramento Navigation Co. v. SalzSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Cornell Steamboat Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- In Re O'DonnellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Cornell Steamboat Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Horton & Horton, Inc. v. T/S J. E. DyerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Hercules, Inc. v. Stevens Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- River Terminals Corporation v. Southwestern Sugar & Molasses CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Pure Oil Company v. M/V CARIBBEANDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1964
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