Legal Opinion
Trade Banner Line, Inc. v. Caribbean Steamship Co., S. A., Reynolds Metals Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1975No. 74-4181PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
The facts of this case are set forth in detail in the opinion of the district court, Trade & Transport, Inc. v. Caribbean Steamship Co., 384 F.Supp. 782 (S.D.Tex. 1974) and will not be retold here.
As we understand the ruling of the district court, Reynolds Metals Company’s liability as wharfinger is grounded on one or more of three possible bases. The first is that Reynolds breached its duty to supply the M/V TRADE CARRIER with a safe berth by failing to warn her captain of the shallow water which lay to the west of the bauxite dock where she was moored. The second is that the same duty was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Grace Line, Inc. v. Todd Shipyards Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Medomsley Steam Shipping Company v. Elizabeth River Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- City Compress & Warehouse Co. v. United States the SouthportCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Florida Fuels, Inc. v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- In the Matter of the Complaint of Nautilus Motor Tanker Co., Ltd. As Owner of the M/t Bt Nautilus for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Nautilus Motor Tanker Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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