Legal Opinion
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1974No. Nos. 72-1040, 72-1120 and 72-1121PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Standard Oil Company of California (Standard) and the United States each filed petitions in the district court seeking exoneration from, or limitation of, liability for the results of a disastrous gasoline fire in San Francisco Bay. Jurisdiction in personam for these petitions was based on 46 U.S.C. §§ 181-195 (1970) providing for the limitation of a vessel owner’s liability, and the Admiralty Act, id. §§ 741-752 and Public Vessels Act, id. §§ 781-790 which afford the same remedies against the United States as against private carriers. Following a court trial on the…
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- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Coenen v. R. W. Pressprich & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re the Complaint of MartellDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1990
- In the Matter of the Complaint of the United States of America, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owner of the Coast Guard Vessel, Cg 40427 v. Standard Oil Company of California, in the Matter of the Complaint of the United States of America (Etc.) v. Standard Oil Company of California, in the Matter of the Complaint of Standard Oil Company of California, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owner of the Tugboat 'Standard No. 4,' and the Barge 's.o.c.o. No. 18.' v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974