Legal Opinion
Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., and J. W. Banta, D/B/A Banta Towing Company v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1958No. 16793PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
On July 21, 1951 appellee’s barge, CC-204, the second of a two-barge tow being pushed by the Tug Anita D, 1 was in collision with the SS Velma Lykes 2 in the Houston Ship Channel. The able and experienced trial court, whose Findings of Fact 3 are not clearly erroneous, 4 held both the Tug Anita D and the SS Velma Lykes to blame for the collision, and the owners of both vessels are here appealing.
From seaward a dredged channel enters Galveston Bay. After passing Galveston, this channel makes a vee, the left-hand fork being known as the Texas City Channel, and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Warner Barnes & Co. v. Kokosai Kisen Kabushiki KaishaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- The Silver PalmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Commonwealth & Dominion Line, Ltd. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- SKIBS A/S SILJESTAD v. S/S Mathew LuckenbachDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- O/Y Finlayson-Forssa A/B v. Pan Atlantic Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- O/Y Finlayson-Forssa A/B v. Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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