Legal Opinion
Wasson Barge Rental Co. v. Tug Carrie D
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 7, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 66-577PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
This is a ship collision case that lacks the usual cast of witnesses. Nowhere to be found are the two crews, each convinced of an opposite version of the facts. The entire record consists of the testimony of one witness, Harry Roberts. But counsel have no difficulty devising different interpretations of it.
On October 28, 1965, Roberts was relief captain on a sixty-five foot tug, the ROBERT V. DOHERTY. Just after midnight, October 28th, the tug was proceeding westward, properly lighted, in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway west of Harvey, Louisiana, towing two empty barges.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- The MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- The Cornelius VanderbiltCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- The SandayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Doran v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1969