Legal Opinion

Evergreen International, S.A. v. Norfolk Dredging Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 25, 2008No. 07-1879, 07-1944PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge HILTON joined.

OPINION

HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is a case within the district court’s admiralty jurisdiction. The appeal comes to us after a six-day bench trial on cross-claims of negligence under general maritime law. The cross claims stem from an allision 1 between a container ship, the M/V Ever Reach, and a submerged dredge spoil pipeline located outside the federally marked navigational channel of the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina.

On appeal, Plaintiff…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. CalhounSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Belden v. ChaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

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3Cited by29 opinions

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