Legal Opinion
In re Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 1966No. 384, Docket 30306PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
In a typically thorough opinion, 248 F.Supp. 15 (1965), to which we refer for a full account of the facts, Judge Weinfeld in the District Court for the Southern District of New York found Marina Mercante Nicaragüense, S. A., owner of the M/V El Salvador, and McAllister Brothers, Inc., owner of the Tug Russell 18, liable for the deaths of three crewmen drowned when the tug sank in the Port Elizabeth Channel in New Jersey on September 20, 1962. He allowed the death claims in an aggregate of $406,175, directed payment first out of the tug’s limitation fund of $70,000 and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States Smelting Co. v. ParryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Canal Barge Co. v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S.A., as Owner of the Motor Vessel El Salvador, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner- Appellant-Appellee. Petition of McAllister Brothers, Inc., as Owner of the Tug Russell No. 18 for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- McAleer v. SmithDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1992
- Matter of Adventure Bound Sports, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1994
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