Legal Opinion
Freeport Sulphur Company v. The S/s Hermosa, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Etc., in Rem, Pansuiza Compania De Navigacion S.A., in Personam
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1976No. 74--1581PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
During the early morning hours of March 21, 1971, the S. S. Hermosa, while attempting to moor at a dock owned by the Freeport Sulphur Company (Freeport), struck the upstream end of the dock, causing severe damage to the structure. The district court held the shipowner, Pansuiza Compañía de Navigacion, S. A. (Pansuiza), liable. Freeport Sulphur Co. v. S/S Hermosa, E.D.La.1973, 368 F.Supp. 952. Pansuiza does not contest its liability per se;1 the dispute in this case relates to the district court’s calculation of damages.2
*303First, of the $84,141.20 Freeport is alleged to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Sam H. Johnson v. Penrod Drilling Company, James L. Starnes v. Penrod Drilling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Earl E. Robinson v. Pocahontas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- United States Steel Corporation v. LampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by93 opinions
- Brunet v. United Gas Pipeline Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Kaczkowski v. BolubaszSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Jack A. Doca and Fannie C. Doca v. Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S.A. And Pittston Stevedoring Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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