Legal Opinion
Maroceano Compania Naviera S.A. of Panama v. City of Los Angeles
District Court, S.D. California
Decided April 13, 1961No. Nos. 426-59, 1032-60PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYankwich, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
I am of the view that the proximate cause of the damages caused by the S. S. Andros Tower was the sheers of the vessel while she was being shifted from berth 215 to berth 163, Los Angeles Harbor, and that the record does not disclose any fault by the pilot, Lee Weyant, Crowley Launch & Tugboat Company or Maroceano Compania Naviera S. A. of Panama, which caused or contributed to the accident.
In all drifting cases, the drifting ship
“must be liable for the damages consequent thereon, unless she can show affirmatively that the drifting was the result of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Atlee v. Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1875
- The President MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Carr v. Hermosa Amusement Corporation, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- Matheson v. Norfolk & North America Steam Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re HarrisDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963
- American Export Lines, Inc. v. Dredge AdmiralDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- American Cement Corp. v. Healy Tibbitts Construction Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1966