Legal Opinion

Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. Marine Industries, Inc.

District Court, E.D. South Carolina

Decided December 28, 1964No. Nos. 1174, 1175PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONS, District Judge.

These cases arise out of two separate collisions between barges being pushed by respondent’s Tug Kathy Ann and dolphin and timbers protecting libelant’s railroad drawbridge over the Ashley River while the draw was fully opened *11and Tug and barge were attempting to proceed through the opened draw. The collision set forth in Case #1174 occurred on February 27, 1962, and that in Case #1175 occurred on March 2, 1962.

Each Libel asked for damages, together with interest and costs. Each Answer was a general denial.

When cases came on for trial, parties submitted the issues to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  3. The "Atlas."Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
  4. The Granite StateSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  5. Navigazione Libera Triestina Societa Anonima v. Newtown Creek Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Freeport Sulphur Company v. S/S HermosaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1973
  2. American Oil Company v. M/T LACONDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1973
  3. Branch v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2000
  4. Crowley v. CostaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2013
  5. Palumbo v. Boston Tow Boat Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1986

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