Legal Opinion
Shaver Transportation Co. v. Chamberlain
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1968No. Nos. 21871, 21871-APublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
Claiming that unseaworthiness of the vessel was the cause of injuries suffered by him, appellee has brought suit in rem against the vessel, Shaver Transportation Barge No. 21, and in personam against appellant as owner. The District Court for the District of Oregon rendered judgment in favor of appellee, finding damages in the sum of $300,710, which was reduced to judgment in the sum of $225,532.50 by virtue of appel-lee’s contributory negligence. Both parties have appealed.
The accident occurred in an inland waterway adjacent-to Portland, Oregon, on March 25, 1965.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. HoughamSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Clyde A. Perkins v. Standard Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Martinez v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Panagiotis Kotsopoulos v. Asturia Shipping Co., S.A., Hadjilias & Co., Ltd., and the S/t Mercury, Her Engines, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Juanita C. Martinez v. Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Company, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross v. Wilsco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Shaver Transportation Company, an Oregon Corporation, and Shaver Transportation Barge, No. 21, Its Engines, Cargo and Equipment v. Howard Chamberlain, Howard Chamberlain v. Shaver Transportation Company, an Oregon Corporation, and Shaver Transportation Barge, No. 21, Its Engines, Cargo and EquipmentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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