Legal Opinion
California v. Bournemouth
District Court, C.D. California
Decided October 12, 1970No. Civ. No. 69-1994-FPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
FERGUSON, District Judge.
The plaintiff, State of California, by and through its Department of Fish and Game, brought this action in admiralty against the defendant vessel, S.S. Bournemouth, for damages resulting from an oil spill in Long Beach Harbor. An earlier opinion of this court held that there was jurisdiction, and that plaintiff’s complaint stated a cause of action giving rise to a maritime suit in rem against the ship. 307 F.Supp. 922 (D.C., 1969).
The Liberian vessel, S.S. Bournemouth, inbound from Japan, docked in Long Beach Harbor just after midnight on October…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BY AND THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME v. SS BournemouthDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1969
- United Fruit Company v. Marine Terminals CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by4 opinions
- State of Maine v. M/V TamanoDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1973
- Continental Insurance Companies v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical And Chemical Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Chesapeake & Delaware Shipyard, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- Continental Insurance Companies v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical & Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987