Legal Opinion
United States v. American Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1969No. 26455PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMISKEY, District Judge:
The United States of America claims a salvage award on principles of maritime law. The lower court denied the salvor’s claim. We reverse.
The S. S. AMOCO VIRGINIA was a steel hulled tank vessel of about 12,527 gross tons, approximately 571 feet in length owned by the American Oil Company. Just after midnight on Sunday, November 8,1959 she was moored to the dock of the Hess Terminal Corporation, in the Houston Ship Channel near Galena Park, Texas. In this berth she was loading a cargo of gasoline and heating oil. She was almost fully laden with more than six million…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- United States v. Geraldine Gavagan, as Administratrix of the Estate of John Gordon Gavagan, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Sandra & Dennis Fishing Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Jumelia M. Devane, as Administratrix of the Estate of James Frank Devane, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Frank v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by2 opinions
- American Oil Company v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Port Tack Sailboats, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1984