The El Monte
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of'Texas; Waller T. Burns, Judge. Libel by the Stag Line, Limited, claimant of the steamship Clematis, and the Commission for Relief in Belgium, against the Southern Pacific Company, claimant of the steamship El Monte and cargo, and,the National Surety Company. Decree for libelants, and respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
• WALKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree which adjudged the steamship El Monte liable for damages resulting to the steamship Clematis and its cargo from a collision between the two vessels which occurred near one of the docks in the port of Galveston. Each of the vessels, which had been on opposite sides of the same pier, the Clematis on the east side and the El Monte on the west side of it, started on a voyage during the afternoon of February 10, 1916; the Clematis getting under way in the channel about half an hour before the El Monte, both going east. The weather was fairly…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The ConquerorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The UmbriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The NacoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Lie v. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- The SagamoreCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc. v. AmiraultCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Kawasaki Zosensho of Kobe, Japan v. Cosulich Societa Triestina Di Navigazione of Trieste, ItalyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1926
- Geotechnical Corp. Of Delaware v. Pure Oil CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Managua Nav. Co. v. Aktieselskabet BorgestadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1925
- Continental Oil Co. v. SS ElectraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.