Legal Opinion
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. George W. McWilliams
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 1, 1951No. 834PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNERLY, Chief Judge.
On May 22, 1946, and several previous days, the Dredge George W. McWilliams, owned and operated by Respondent McWilliams Dredging Company, was dredging in the Port Arthur-Sabine Pass Channel or Canal, in fulfillment of a contract with the United States of America. During the afternoon of May 22, 1946, a collision occurred between such Dredge and the .Steamship Samoset, owned and operated by Libellant, in such Channel or Canal in the vicinity of Station 140 o.r 141, in a southerly direction from the town of Sabine. The iSamoset was injured and damaged. This is a suit by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hanseatische Reederei Akt. Ges. v. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- United States ex rel. Greenberg v. PulverDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1932
3Cited by4 opinions
- Atkins v. LorentzenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Andros Shipping Co. v. Panama Canal CompanyDistrict Court, Canal Zone · 1960
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. The George W. McWilliamsDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1951
- Atkins v. LorentzenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964