Legal Opinion
C. J. Dick Towing Co. v. The Leo
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 12, 1951No. A. D. Nos. 808, 810, 824, 860PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNERLY, Chief Judge.
On the morning of November 28, 1947, the Tug “Dispatch” was enroute eastward from Port Neches, Texas, pushing ahead of her three barges. The tug and barges were owned by the C. J. Dick Towing Company. The harges were the Bascomb W. Smith (in the lead), the Barge NBC 486 (in the middle), and the Barge Barrett J. Woods (the stern barge next to the tug). Such barges were loaded with gasoline belonging to The Texas Company and were destined for Mt. Vernon, Indiana.
While proceeding easterly through the Intracoastal Canal, such tow sighted and met the tug “Leo” pulling three…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Steamship Willdomino v. Citro Chemical Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- The WildcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- May v. Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt AktiengesellschaftSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Charles Pfizer & Co. v. Convoy S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by9 opinions
- China Union Lines, Ltd., Mitsubishi International Corporation, Lan Jing-Chau, Armement Deppe, S.A. v. A. O. Andersen & Co., American Cyanamid CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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- Barrois Bros., Inc. v. Lake Tankers CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960
- The Tug Percheron, Her Engines, Furniture, Apparel, Etc., and Cornelius Kroll & Company v. Alabama Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Eymard v. The Bonnie RuthDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1954
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