Legal Opinion
Farrell Lines Inc. v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1976No. 74-3940PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Farrell Lines, Inc., owner of the Steamship AFRICAN NEPTUNE, appeals the judgment of the district court denying its petition for limitation of liability. We reverse.
On November 7, 1972, at 9:36 P.M., the AFRICAN NEPTUNE, left its berth at Brunswick, Georgia and proceeded down the East River on its way out of the harbor. The AFRICAN NEPTUNE was required to proceed down the river, turn 50 degrees to port to the Turtle River Lower Range course of 113 degrees true and thereafter pass through the 250 foot wide open draw of the Sidney Lanier Bridge on about 113 degrees true.
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