Legal Opinion
Marine Navigation Sulphur Carriers, Inc. v. Lone Star Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1981No. Nos. 80-1325, 80-1368 and 80-1417PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Allied Towing Corporation, Lone Star Industries, Inc., and Frank 0. Irvine (claimants) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their claims for various economic losses resulting from a vessel-bridge collision. We affirm.
On February 24, 1977, the S/T Marine Floridian collided with the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge over the James River near Hopewell, Virginia. As a result of the collision, the river was closed to marine traffic for several months. Claimants sued the owner and bareboat charterer of the S/T Marine Floridian alleging various indirect and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Burgess v. M/V TamanoDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1973
- In Re Complaint of Marine Navigation Sulphur Carriers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
- Burgess v. M/v TamanoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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- In the Matter of the Complaint of Marine Navigation Sulphur Carriers, Inc., and Marine Transport Lines, Inc., as Owners of the S/t Marine Floridian for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability v. Lone Star Industries, Inc., and R. W. Davis and Son Lumber Co., Inc. Plant Food Products, Inc. Anthony H. Moogalian T/a Airport Grocery Lawrence B. Robertson Charles E. Satterford Joaquin Serrano Ahmed Aziz Thabit James Tripp, Jr. James L. Wearren James L. Wheeler Dennis Wilson Walter Woods Gayle Young John C. Zbiegien Garfield C. Ebanks Henry J. Wells Heinz Grabhorn John Holmes George L. Ebanks Frank Banks Clarence Mahew Ezell Mays Peter W. Georgopoulos Jesus M. Dejesus William J. Edwards Lee J. Fontenot Commonwealth of Virginia James R. Lyle Don C. Paedae Allied Towing Corporation Herbert Rene Krebs Joseph F. Smith, Jr. Terminal Stevedores, Inc. Richmond Waterfront Terminals, Inc. Chemical Carrier Corporation of Virginia Frederick O'Neal William Wiggins Athenian Shipping Corporation Frank O. Irvine Malcolm Jamieson, Trading as Berkeley Plantation C. Hill Carter, Jr., Trading as Shirley Plantation Bartlett Oil Company, Inc. Ira Carter Henry C. Frazier Groome Transportation, Inc. Kinsley Smith, in the Matter of the Complaint of Marine Navigation Sulphur Carriers, Inc., and Marine Transport Lines, Inc., as Owners of the S/t Marine Floridian for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability v. Allied Towing Corporation, and R. W. Davis and Son Lumber Co., Inc. Plant Food Products, Inc. Anthony H. Moogalian T/a Airport Grocery Lawrence B. Robertson Charles E. Satterford Joaquin Serrano Ahmed Aziz Thabit James Tripp, Jr. James L. Wearren James L. Wheeler Dennis Wilson Walter Woods Gayle Young John C. Zbiegien Garfield C. Ebanks Henry J. Wells Heinz Grabhorn John Holmes George L. Ebanks Frank Banks Clarence Mahew Ezell Mays Peter W. Georgopoulos Jesus M. Dejesus William J. Edwards Lee J. Fontenot Commonwealth of Virginia James R. Lyle Don C. Paedae Herbert Rene Krebs Joseph F. Smith, Jr. Terminal Stevedores, Inc. Richmond Waterfront Terminals, Inc. Chemical Carrier Corporation of Virginia Frederick O'Neal William Wiggins Athenian Shipping Corporation Lone Star Industries, Inc. Frank O. Irvine Malcolm Jamieson, Trading as Berkeley Plantation C. Hill Carter, Jr., Trading as Shirley Plantation Bartlett Oil Company, Inc. Ira Carter Henry C. Frazier Groome Transportation, Inc. Kinsley Smith, in the Matter of the Complaint of Marine Navigation Sulphur Carriers, Inc., and Marine Transport Lines, Inc., as Owners of the S/t Marine Floridian for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability v. Frank O. Irvin, T/a Tri-City Plumbing & Heating Co., and R. W. Davis and Son Lumber Co., Inc. Plant Food Products, Inc. Anthony H. Moogalian T/a Airport Grocery Lawrence B. Robertson Charles E. Satterford Joaquin Serrano Ahmed Aziz Thabit James Tripp, Jr. James L. Wearren James L. Wheeler Dennis Wilson Walter Woods Gayle Young John C. Zbiegien Garfield C. Ebanks Henry J. Wells Heinz Grabhorn John Holmes George L. Ebanks Frank Banks Clarence Mahew Ezell Mays Peter W. Georgopoulos Jesus M. Dejesus William J. Edwards Lee J. Fontenot Commonwealth of Virginia James R. Lyle Don C. Paedae Allied Towing Corporation Herbert Rene Krebs Joseph F. Smith, Jr. Terminal Stevedores, Inc. Richmond Waterfront Terminals, Inc. Chemical Carrier Corporation of Virginia Frederick O'Neal William Wiggins Athenian Shipping Corporation Lone Star Industries, Inc. Malcolm Jamieson, Trading as Berkeley Plantation C. Hill Carter, Jr., Trading as Shirley Plantation Bartlett Oil Company, Inc. Ira Carter Henry C. Frazier Groome Transportation, Inc. Kinsley SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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