Legal Opinion
Bunge Corp. v. M/V Furness Bridge
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1977No. 75-2695PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Bunge Corporation, a wharf owner, brought suit in rem against the M/V Furness Bridge and in personam against her owner, Furness Withy and Co., for damage which the vessel inflicted upon a mooring *793dolphin while attempting to berth at the wharf.*
The district court held that the negligence of both plaintiff and defendant caused the accident and equally divided the damages. In reaching this conclusion, the district court emphasized the special characteristics of the Furness Bridge, which was more than twice the length of the Bunge dock and then the largest ship ever to…
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- Dahlmer v. Bay State Dredging & Contracting Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1928
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