Legal Opinion
Schwabe v. The M/V Birney R
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 25, 1961No. 3978PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
This collision between the tows of the M/V Birney R1 and the tug Katherine H2 occurred in the Mississippi River about 150 feet off the west bank, somewhere between Algiers Point and the new Mississippi River bridge. Both vessels admit operating in a fog without a lookout on the head of the tow. Yet each says the other is wholly at fault. The case, of course, is obviously one of mutual fault and divided damages.
*516At approximately 7:30 on the morning of March 7, 1958, the M/Y Birney R and her tow, en route from the West Pearl River to the Harvey Canal, locked…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- G. B. Zigler Co. v. Barker Barge LineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Parker Bros. & Company, Inc., of the Tugs Gertrude and Annie O v. J. E. De ForestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Smith v. Bacon. The Nbc-758. The Nbc-757. The RolandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- The NorneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Crowell & Thurlow S. S. Co. v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Board of Commissioners v. M/V FarmsumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans v. M/v Farmsum, Her Engines, Etc., in Rem, and N. v. Stoomvaart Maatschaapij "Oostzee", in Personam v. Tug O. H. Ingram, Her Engines, Etc. In Rem, and Ingram Barge Company, a Division of Ingram Corporation, in Personam, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1979