Legal Opinion
Kerr-Mcgee Corporation v. William E. Law, in Personam, and as Owner and of the Barge Michael, in Rem
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1973No. 72-2406PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the in personam liability of the owner of a vessel that is subject to a demise or bareboat charter and the in rem liability of the vessel for damage to cargo. Loaded with super-phosphate, the Barge MICHAEL capsized and sank in high seas and heavy winds in the Chesapeake Bay while en route from Baltimore, Maryland to Wil-liamston, North Carolina. The barge, owned by William E. Law, had been demised to Allied Towing Corporation, an affiliate of Allied Container Service, 15 months before it sank. Law was the president and principal stockholder of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Vitozi v. Balboa Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1947
- Francisco Torres Ramos v. Beauregard, Inc., Francisco Torres Ramos v. S. S. DetroitCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- In Re New York Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Emile A. Williams v. McAllister Brothers Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- American Commercial Lines, Inc. v. The Valley Line CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Nat G. Harrison Overseas Corp. v. American Tug TitanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Quiming v. International Pacific Enterprises, Ltd.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1990
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