Legal Opinion
Sun Line Greece Special Shipping Co. v. Panama Canal Commission
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 27, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 82-4289Published
1Opinion of the Court
WICKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Sun Line Greece Special Shipping Company (Sun Line), as owner of the cruise ship SS STELLA SOLARIS (SOLAR-IS), brought this suit against the Panama Canal Commission (Commission) for damages which the vessel sustained on January *11811, 1982 when she struck the wall of the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal, while under the control of a Canal Commission pilot and crew.
Trial was held before the Court on a former date. After considering the pleadings, the evidence adduced at trial, the briefs and arguments of counsel and the applicable law, the Court enters the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Globe Seaways, Inc., as Owner of S/t Rebecca, and as Bailee of the Cargo Laden Thereon v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Tsakos Shipping & Trading, S.A. v. M/T "TABOGA"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Sun Line Greece v. Panama CanalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981