Legal Opinion
Utility Service Corporation v. Hillman Transportation Company, Harry Zubik v. Hillman Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 8, 1957No. 12080, 12081PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
The Ohio River is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers below the downtown area of the city of Pittsburgh. A maritime collision occurring in the Ohio River at a point 2.2 miles below this junction provides the basis for these appeals in admiralty.
The Utility Service Corporation, one of the libellants, contz’acted with the Du-quesne Light Company to lay a cable in a trench which it was to excavate in the bed of the Ohio River. At the area of this work, the river flows generally from east to west and is divided by Brunots Island into two channels…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The Steamer WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Davidson Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Dahlmer v. Bay State Dredging & Contracting Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- In the Matter of the Complaint of Bankers Trust Company as Owner-Trustee and Monsanto Company as Chartered Owner, and Keystone Shipping Co., as Chartered Owner and Operator of the S.S. Edgar M. Queeny, for Exoneration From and Limitation of Liability and Villaneuva Compania Naviera, S.A., Amoco Overseas Oil Company, and Amoco Transport Company, Third-Party v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, General Electric Company, and the William Powell Company, Third-Party Appeal of Villaneuva Compania Naviera, S.A., in Nos. 80-2366, 80-2444. Appeal of B.P. Oil Inc. And Sohio Petroleum Company in No. 80-2367. In the Matter of Complaint of Villaneuva Compania Naviera, S.A., Owner of the Tank Vessel Corinthos, for Exoneration From and Limitation of Liability, Royal Globe Insurance Company, Intervenor National Grange Mutual Insurance Company and Insurance Company of North America v. Bethelem Steel Corporation and General Electric Company and the William Powell Company, Third-Party v. British Petroleum, Ltd. B.P. Oil Inc. And Sohio Petroleum Company, Third-Party Appeal of Villaneuva Compania Naviera, S.A., in Nos. 80-2366, 80-2444Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. James P. Staples, Bernard D. Oslin, Richard C. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Canal Barge Co. v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- City of Boston v. S.S. Texaco Texas, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., Texaco Panama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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