Legal Opinion
American Petroleum Co. v. Texas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 1, 1927No. 28PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The suits arose out of the collision between the Rotterdam and the Tampico, which occurred at about 4 o’clock on the afternoon of Juno 30, 1921, in the Sabine-Neehes Canal, at a point opposite the upper part of the city of Port Arthur, above the bridge known as the “Pleasure Bridge.” The trial court found that the place of collision was at a point about a mile and a half north of the Pleasure Pier bridge, which was a drawbridge across the canal.
The steamship Rotterdam is a bulk tank steamer, 360 feet long, 46.7 feet in beam, which at the time of the collision…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Queen CityDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1910
- Emery v. The OsceolaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1892
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- Sun Oil Co. v. Standard Vacuum Transp. Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1934
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