Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Lorentzen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1964No. 20126PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This action is based on the collision of the motor vessel Martha Anne, owned by the appellant, J. R. Atkins, doing business as the Alabama Fruit and Produce Company, and the steamship Ceara, owned by the appellee, Ludvig Lorentzen. *68The owner of each ship charged the other with operating negligence causing the collision. The district court found that the collision was solely the fault of the Martha Anne.
On the evening of November 7, 1960, the Martha Anne, a small banana carrier, left Mobile, Alabama, and proceeded down the ship channel through Mobile Bay. The Martha Anne…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Compania De Maderas De Caibarien, S. A. v. The Queenston Heights, Etc., Esso Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Weeks v. Wilson Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1894
- The FarragutSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Canal Barge Co. v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Inter-Cities Navigation Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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