Legal Opinion
Dize v. Steel Barge Beverly
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 26, 1965No. Nos. 8480, 8490PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, District Judge.
The masters and crews of the tugs DELAWARE, COVE POINT and W. R. COE seek salvage awards for services rendered May 27, 1964 when fire broke out near Pinners Point in the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia. Apparently the fire started in the ferryboat ACCOMAC which was lying alongside Pier 4. It spread to the pier and damaged the excursion vessel SIGHTSEER, unnamed ex-LST No. 306, unnamed ex-LCU and the steel barge BEVERLEY.
A slip is formed by Pier 4 and a spit. The barge BEVERLEY was moored in *970the river across the end of the pier. The LST was moored in the slip…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The" Sabine"Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Waterman SS Corporation v. DeanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- The Annie LordDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1917
- Rauch v. Gulf Refining Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1955
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Saint Paul Marine Transportation Corp. v. Cerro Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- West Coast Shipping Brokers Corp. v. The Ferry "Chuchequero"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- George Legnos and John Gorman, Jr. v. M/v Olga Jacob, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., Schiffahrtsgesellschaft Jacob and Co., of the M/v Olga Jacob, Flensburger Dampfer-Compagnie, and United States of America, Appellees-Appellants v. Eller and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Perez v. Barge LBT 4Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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