Legal Opinion
Panama Canal Company v. Sociedad De Transportes Maritimos, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1959No. 17465PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
In this case, as in Victorias Milling Company v. Panama Canal Company, 5 Cir., 272 F.2d 716, a ship going through the Panama Canal and in the charge of a pilot employed by the Panama Canal Company, struck the banks of the Canal. In both cases the libelants contended that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies to allisions in the Canal when the ship is under compulsory pilotage. For the reasons given in Victorias Milling Company v. Panama Canal Company, we hold that the doctrine is not applicable in the instant case. We agree with the district court, however, that in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- People of State of California v. the Jules FribourgDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1956
- O/Y Finlayson-Forssa A/B v. Pan Atlantic Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- General Petroleum Corp. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Victorias Milling Co., Inc., as Owners of the M/v Nonsuco v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Louis Dreyfus & Cie. v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Emery H. JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- The Andros Shipping Co., Ltd. v. Panama Canal Company, and Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo, Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Andros Shipping Co. v. Panama Canal CompanyDistrict Court, Canal Zone · 1960
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Panama Canal Co.District Court, Canal Zone · 1970
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