Legal Opinion
Union Oil Co. v. The M/V Issaquena
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 3, 1973No. 72-2119PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This admiralty action grows out of a collision in the Mississippi River between two vessels and their tows. The accident occurred at a point in the river between Cherokee Light and Stewart Bar Light in the vicinity of Mile 865 or 866, between the States of Tennessee and Missouri. The M/V ISSAQUENA (owned by defendant Security Barge Line, Inc.), pushing its tow, was pro*876ceeding south and downriver and was involved in collision with the M/V L. W. SWEET (owned by plaintiff Union Oil Company of California), also pushing a tow and proceeding in the same direction,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The Schooner Catharine v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Horton & Horton, Inc. v. T/S J. E. DyerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States of America, Plaintif-Appellee v. Biagio Cirrincione and Tom CirrincioneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Union Oil Company Of California v. The M/V IssaquenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973