Legal Opinion
Bayou Steel Corp. v. M/V Amstelvoorn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1987No. Nos. 85-3557, 85-3752PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This admiralty jurisdiction litigation arises out of an allision between the M/V AMSTELVOORN and a dock facility, owned by Bayou Steel Corporation, and two barges, owned by Alter Barge Lines. Bayou Steel, Alter Barge Lines, and their insurers filed suit against the AMSTELV-OORN and her owners and charterers, referred to herein collectively as “Nedlloyd.” 1 Nedlloyd filed third-party demands against Georgi Dimitrov Shipyard, a Bulgarian corporation which built the AMSTELVOORN, and Foreign Trade Enterprise Koraboimpex, a Bulgarian corporation which marketed the vessel.…
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