Legal Opinion
Fischbach & Moore International Corp. v. Crane Barge R-14
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 10, 1979No. Civ. A. Y-77-646, Y-77-1706 and Y-77-1623PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
On April 14, 1977, a crane barge partially capsized while lifting an electrical transformer in the Port of Baltimore. In an effort to right the barge and prevent its loss, the crane operator caused one of the transformers to be dropped into the harbor, and two other transformers on the deck of the barge slipped into the water when barge commenced a listing movement.
As a result of this accident, the owners of the transformers, Fischbach and Moore International Corporation and Morrison-Knudsen International Co., Inc., brought suit against various parties involved…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Phipps v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Moran v. Fabergé, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Arlie Glen Skelton, Jr. v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- In re N-500L CasesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Montgomery County v. Valk Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Heinrich v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1982
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