Legal Opinion
McDonough Marine Service, Inc. v. M/V Royal Street
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 19, 1979No. Civ. A. 76-3127, 77-435PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, Senior District Judge, sitting by designation.
INTRODUCTION
McDonough Marine Service, as owners of the Barge # 233, and Morton Chemical Company, the bareboat charterer, brought separate actions against the M/V ROYAL STREET and its owner Schieffler Brothers Marine to recover damages which resulted from the sinking of the barge loaded with sodium sulfate while in tow under the custody and control of the defendants. Defendants deny any liability for the aforesaid loss and aver that the loss was caused by or a result of the negligence…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Curtis Bay Towing Co. Of Virginia, Inc. v. Southern Lighterage Corp. The J. Alvah Clark. The Covered WagonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
- Henry Du Bois Sons Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Stauffer Chemical Company v. W. D. Brunson, D/B/A Brunson Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- New Orleans Coal & Bisso Towboat Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. v. Derby Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Melancon v. Amoco Production Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Asphalt International, Inc. v. Enterprise Shipping Corporation, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Dillingham Tug & Barge Corp. v. Collier Carbon & Chemical Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1981
- Asphalt International, Inc. v. Enterprise Shipping Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Aiple Towing Co., Inc. v. M/V LYNNE E. QUINNDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1982
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