Legal Opinion
Mobile Towing & Wrecking Co. v. Dredge
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided May 8, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW PREFACE
CARSWELL, Chief Judge.
In the predawn blackness of October 2, 1963', an unnamed and unmanned derrick barge in tow simply vanished from the face of the sea. This tale of the vanished vessel has an aura of mystery which only the open sea can conjure but lacks the elements of heroism and cruelty which would inspire a Conrad or a Hemingway. It is a mini-saga of the sea scarcely rendered less mysterious by the necessity of this Court to glean from the evidence the probabilities of what happened. With a few more facts — which are not on the record — and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Carl Sawyer, Inc. v. Poor the Monarch of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Curtis Bay Towing Co. Of Virginia, Inc. v. Southern Lighterage Corp. The J. Alvah Clark. The Covered WagonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
- The AnacondaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Geo. W. Rogers Construction Corporation v. Tug Ocean KingDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
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3Cited by2 opinions
- A & S Transportation Co., Inc. v. The Tug Fajardo, Etc. v. The United States of America, Third Party Pci International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Dillingham Tug & Barge Corp. v. Collier Carbon & Chemical Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1981