Legal Opinion
In re Alamo Chemical Transportation Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 15, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-G-130PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOEL, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
On July 28, 1970, Alamo Chemical Transportation Company, owner of the Tug NEW WORK and Barge SUN-CHEM 1100, filed in this Court a peti*790tion for limitation of liability pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 181 et seq. Both vessels were then located within this judicial district and, as no other suits were pending elsewhere, venue was properly laid here under Supplemental Rule F(9), Fed.R.Civ.P.
The suit arose from an accident which occurred on July 23, 1970, while both vessels were moored for loading of in-flammables at the Wanda Petroleum Company dock near Belle…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Humble Oil & Refining Company and Cargo Carriers, Inc. v. Bell Marine Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- New Jersey Barging Corp. v. T. A. D. Jones & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
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