Legal Opinion
Big Chief
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided January 26, 1948No. 1145PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULEN, District Judge.
This proceeding, initiated by J. E. Taylor, G. R. Taylor, I. L. Shepard, and Faustina Shepard, as owners of the tugboat “Big Chief”, is for limitation of liability under Revised Statutes, Section 4283j 46 U.S.C.A. § 183. Jurisdiction results under the Admiralty Act. .
Petitioners operated a ferry across the Mississippi River at Caruthersville. On the night of July 28, 1946, about 9:00 p.m., the ferry consisting of the tugboat “Big Chief” and a barge, collided with a tow, consisting of two tugs, the “Fred B. Zigler” and “Z-Eight,” and two oil barges. The tugboat “Big…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The Propeller Genesee Chief v. FitzhughSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Pennsylvania Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Sacramento Navigation Co. v. SalzSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- The AriadneSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Tankers v. Steamtug Long BranchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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- H. & H. Wheel Service, Inc. v. CornetCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- In re TaylorDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1949
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