Legal Opinion
Tug "Sea Hawk" v. Sococo, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided August 4, 1988No. 81-6396, 81-6507-CIVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINAL ORDER
ROETTGER, District Judge.
Port Everglades, acting as a broker in this regard between the barge charterer and cargo carrier, engaged Powell Brothers to tow the barge which was carrying cargo from Fort Pierce, Florida to Colombia. They chartered Powell Brothers after the intended tow TOUGH BRIO was unavailable and the SEA HAWK was the tug chosen to make the tow; original plans were to leave the barge at the sea buoy at Key West where the tug KAHUNA would take the barge in tow and complete the tow to Colombia.
Plans were then changed. At the instructions of Mr. Campbell of Port…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Agrico Chemical Company v. M/v Ben W. Martin (Ex: M/v Greenville), Etc., Defendants-Third-Party v. Brent Towing Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Benedict Pineapple Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Hercules Carriers, Inc. v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- S. C. Loveland, Inc. v. East West Towing, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Clayton Hood and Gregory Turman v. Knappton Corp. Inc., an Oregon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Sococo, Ltd. v. Sterling MaritimeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990