Legal Opinion
California & Hawaiian Sugar Co. v. Columbia Steamship Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 28, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-1910PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYLE, District Judge:
Cálifornia and Hawaiian Sugar Company, a non-profit agricultural cooperative association, brought this action in admiralty to recover for cargo loss and damage against Columbia Steamship Company and the SS COLUMBIA BREWER arising out of the stranding of the vessel in the shallow waters of Old Providence Island off the coast of Nicaragua in the early hours of June 25, 1970. Columbia Steamship Company, Inc. denied liability to cargo and asserted a counterclaim to recover cargo’s share in contribution to general average.
Since the issues have been severed, this opinion…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- William F. Walker, Jr., Claimants-Appellants v. Arthur E. Harris, D/B/A Arthur Harris Marine TowingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Garner v. Cities Service Tankers Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- CIA. Atlantica Pacifica, S. A. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1967
- The MariaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Nissho-Iwai Co., Ltd. v. M/t Stolt Lion, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. v. Anglomar Supertankers, Limited, and Parcel Tankers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Matter of Ta Chi Navigation (Panama) Corp., SADistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1981
- Associated Metals & Minerals Corp. v. S/S JasmineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- California and Hawaiian Sugar Company v. Columbia Steamship Company, Inc., and the S/s Columbia Brewer, Her Engines, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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