Legal Opinion
In re Esso Shipping Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 16, 1954No. 1058PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNERLY, Chief Judge.
On April 20, 1951, about 4:20 Á. M., there was a collision in the Gulf of Mexi*838co between the Steamship Esso Suez and the Steamship Esso Greensboro. Both were oil tankers and were owned and operated by the Esso Shipping Company. Many of the officers and members of the crew on both vessels met death or were injured. There was heavy property damage. There followed numerous claims for damages against the vessels and the Esso Shipping Company.
Moving under the Statute and Rules, Title 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 183 to 189, and Admiralty Rule 51 et seq., 28 U.S.C.A., the Esso Shipping…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Loverich v. Warner Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Kane v. Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Redman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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