Legal Opinion
Ellis Towing & Transportation Co. v. Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1961No. 18705_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The overtaken vessel is appealing from a decree holding her guilty of mutual fault with the overtaking ship. The overtaking vessel, perhaps still unconvinced and undoubtedly unhappy, nonetheless acquiesced and no longer challenges the finding of fault against her. The sole controversy, then, is whether the overtaken vessel was guilty of any fault proximately causing the sinking. We conclude that the District Court erred and reverse. But in doing so, we do not credit that which the Judge discarded or reject that which he accepted. Disdaining any claim that we may,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- June T. Inc. v. Arnold Ray KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Mrs. Edith Boudoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- The FarragutSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Ohio Barge Line, Inc. v. Oil Transport Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by20 opinions
- L. C. Haynes v. Rederi A/s AladdinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Inter-Cities Navigation Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Folkstone Maritime, Ltd. v. CSX Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Union Oil Company of California v. The Tug Mary Malloy, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Complaint of B.F.T. No. Two Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
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