Legal Opinion
Universe Tankships, Inc. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1972No. Civ. A. 251 of 1965PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
The Parties and Contentions
On February 10, 1964, the SS ORE SATURN, owned by the Universe Tank-ships, Inc., a corporation of the Republic of Liberia, ran aground in the upper Delaware River while transporting ore to the Fairless plant of the United States Steel Company located at Morrisville, Pennsylvania. This suit is brought against the United States under and pursuant to the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741. The Government, pursuant to former Supreme Court Admiralty Rule 56, impleaded the ORE SATURN’S…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Union Shipping & Trading Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Afran Transport Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc. v. A Vessel Hong Kong ClipperDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
- In re the Complaint of Inland Towing Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1969
3Cited by3 opinions
- Ernest E. Burgess v. M/v Tamano, Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Burgess v. M/V TamanoDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1974
- Universe Tankships, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974