Legal Opinion
In Re Marine Leasing Services, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 25, 1971No. 869PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, Chief Judge:
On September 10, 1965 Hurricane Betsy, in all her fury, struck the Port of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was described at the time as probably the most destructive hurricane of modern times. Barges, tugboats, and other vessels were destroyed by the hundreds between the Ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. One such vessel was the barge MTC-602, laden with 600 tons of liquid chlorine. After the sinking of the barge, the United States of America expended large sums of money to first locate and mark the sunken vessel and then to raise it and dispose of the chlorine and the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- American Car & Foundry Co. v. BrassertSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Mrs. Edith Boudoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Petition of the United States of America, as Owner of the S/s Winged Arrow, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. Dammers & Van Der Heide Shipping & Trading (Antilles), Inc., as Owner of the M/v Santa Maria v. The Steamship Joseph Lykes, Her Engines, Etc., in Rem, and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., in Personams., Central Gulf Steamship Corporation, as Owner of the S/s Green Port, Claimant-Appellant v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., and the S/s Joseph Lykes, Marine Tankers, Inc., as Owner of the Mt Savfuel v. S/s Joseph Lykes, Her Engines, Etc., in Rem, and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. The Tug CrochetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- In The Matter Of Marine Leasing Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Nunley v. M/V Dauntless ColocotronisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Bunge Corp. v. Agri-Trans Corp.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1982
- United States v. Chesapeake & Delaware Shipyard, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- In Re Southern Scrap Material Co., LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2010
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.