Legal Opinion

Westfal-Larsen & Co. v. Panama Canal Co.

District Court, Canal Zone

Decided February 21, 1973No. Civ. No. 7117Published

1Opinion of the Court

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

CROWE, District Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. Defendant, Panama Canal Company, was at all times mentioned in the complaint and answer, and still is, a corporate agency and instrumentality of the United States of America. The charter provisions of the Panama Canal Company appear in §§ 61 through 75 and 121 through 123 of Title 2, Canal Zone Code, 76A Stat. 8-15.

2. Plaintiff, Westfal-Larsen & Company A/S, was at all times mentioned in the complaint and answer the owner of the tanker AUSTANGER, a Norwegian-flag, steel-hulled, single screw vessel 559-11" in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Louis Dreyfus & Cie. v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. The Andros Shipping Co., Ltd. v. Panama Canal Company, and Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo, Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  3. Andros Shipping Co. v. Panama Canal CompanyDistrict Court, Canal Zone · 1960
  4. Afran Transport Company, as Owner of the S/s Cabimas v. The S/s Transcolorado, Hudson Waterways Corporation, Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Mariblanca Navegacion, S.A., as Owner of the Steamship Mariposa, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962

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