Legal Opinion
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1950No. 12708PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This cause in admiralty arose out of a collision in the Sabin-Neches Canal between the single screw tanker Sachem and three loaded steel oil barges which, with one other, were being towed by the tug George A. Butler upon a hawser astern.
Charles C. Smith, managing co-owner of the tug and the owner or charterer of the barges, filed a libel against the Sachem, following which the respondent-appellant filed its claim, answer and cross libel. The two libels were tried together and a final decree was entered on January. 28, 1949 holding the Sachem solely at fault for the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The Victory & the PlymothianSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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- The Ludvig HolbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by34 opinions
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