Legal Opinion
Ingram Corporation v. Ohio River Company
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided February 16, 1973No. 7722PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
DAVID S. PORTER, District Judge.
This is an admiralty case growing out of a collision on the Ohio River between a gasoline tow and a sunken barge with makeshift markings. There are several questions, one being whether the statutory duty of an owner to mark a wreck as required by 33 U.S.C. § 409 (and the regulation contained in 33 C.F.R. § 64.-01.1; § 64.01-5; § 62.25-1; and § 62.-25-5) can be and is lessened by custom and advice (for want of a better word) from the Coast Guard. Another question is whether notice to the Coast Guard relieves the owner of its statutory duty.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The Schooner Catharine v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- The "Clara."Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- The Anna M. FahyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ingram Corporation v. The Ohio River CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Three Rivers Rock Company v. M/V MARTINDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1975