Legal Opinion
Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. Cone
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1961No. 16735PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to 46 U.S.C.A. § 185, Admiral Towing Company, a corporation, and Walter B. Martinson, an individual, petitioned the District Court for a limitation of liability arising out of the disappearance at sea of the tug boat Companion en route from San Francisco to Astoria, Oregon. The court denied the petition. It ruled that Martinson was the de facto, equitable and true owner of the tug although legal title resided in Admiral Towing Company, that Martinson with privity and knowledge had negligently failed to provide the vessel with an adequate crew, a life boat or…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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- Continental Oil Company v. Bonanza Corporation, and Republic Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Petitions of the Kinsman Transit Company, as Owner and Operator of the Steamer MacGilvray Shiras, and of Midland Steamship Line, Inc., as Owner and Operator of the Steamer Michael K. Tewksbury, Their Engines, Etc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, City of Buffalo, Claimant-Respondent-Appellant, Kelley Island New York Corporation, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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