Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Allied Towing Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 10, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-407-NPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
On the morning of February 27,1978, the barge ATC-133, owned by Allied Towing Corporation (Allied), sank in the Chesapeake Bay, spilling part of its cargo of # 6 oil into the Bay. Thereafter, Allied filed a Complaint seeking exoneration from or limitation of liability under the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 181-89 (1976) 1 and section 311(f)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), 33 U.S.C. § 1321(f)(1) (1976), 2 as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, P.L. 95-217, 91 Stat. 1566 (Dec. 27, 1977). Two parties responded to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Steuart Transportation Co. v. Allied Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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