Legal Opinion
Pure Oil Company v. Jack Neilson, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 21, 1955No. 2618PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
At 2:30 P. M. on April 14, 1954, at a point just east of Milepost 70 (west of Harvey, Louisiana) on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the M/V Bob McIlvain, a converted United States Navy YMS, was in collision with the lead barge in tow of the Tug Jim. The Mcllvain alone sustained damage and libellant seeks recovery therefor in this suit.
The Mcllvain departed Harvey, Louisiana, at approximately 7:40 A. M. on April 14, 1954, bound west in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway for Morgan City, Louisiana. She was a wooden vessel approximately 125 feet in length, with a beam of 27…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The Victory & the PlymothianSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Compania De Maderas De Caibarien, S. A. v. The Queenston Heights, Etc., Esso Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Jack Neilson, Inc., of the Tug Jim v. Pure Oil Company, Owner of the M/v Bob McIlvainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Indian Towing Co. v. Tug Wesley WDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- John I. Hay Co. v. M/V Dorothy I. SouthernDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963
- Peed v. The Jessie J.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1961
- Mid-South Towing Company v. M/V NEW FRONTIERSDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972