Legal Opinion
Petition of Oskar Tiedemann and Company
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 13, 1959No. 1764, 1765PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAYTON, District Judge.
On March 7, 1957, about 12:20 in the morning, the USNS “Mission San Francisco” (Mission), northbound, and the S.S. “Elna II” (Elna), southbound, collided in the close proximity of Buoy ID on the Deepwater Range of the Delaware River about two miles south of New Castle. The collision was followed by two shattering explosions aboard Mission as the result of which her midship housing collapsed and sank into her hull, she broke in two and sank very swiftly. There were a number of deaths and injuries among Mission’s crew.
Mission is an undocumented tanker owned by the United…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Green v. General Petroleum Corp.California Supreme Court · 1928
- Exner v. Sherman Power Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Petition of the United States of America and Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Inc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owners of the U.S.N.S. Mission San Francisco, United States of America, in No. 15294. Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Inc., in No. 15281Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Petition of Den Norske Amerikalinje A/SDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1967
- Noel v. United Aircraft CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1963
- Petition of Oskar Tiedemann and CompanyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1964
- In Re the Complaint of Bankers Trust Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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