Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Co. v. M/V GULF SEAS
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided March 23, 1977No. Civ. A. 74-627PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
W. EUGENE DAVIS, District Judge.
This admiralty action was brought by Dow Chemical Company (Dow) against Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation (Gulf Miss), the owner of the Tug M/V GULF SEAS, for the loss of plaintiff’s tank barge DC-715 and cargo.
The Barge DC-715 was a chemical tank barge owned by Dow Chemical Company and designed and certificated to transport liquid caustic soda. The barge was 260 feet long, 60 feet wide and 23 feet deep.
The DC-715 was constructed by American Marine Corporation- during 1970. The ballast pumping system was added in the latter part of 1971. The…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Ralli v. TroopSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- In re Pacific Mail S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1904
- Stall & McDermott v. The Southern CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Nat G. Harrison Overseas Corp. v. American Tug TitanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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- Collier v. 3-A's Towing Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1987