Legal Opinion
Harris v. Sabine Transp. Co., Inc. The Augustus B. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1953No. 14013PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This is a case in admiralty arising out of a collision which occurred in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at about 8:00 p. m. on the night of February 4, 1947, when the tug Admiral was in collision with and was sunk by the tow of an overtaking tug, the Augustus B. Harris.
Sabine Transportation Company, Inc., the owner of the Admiral, filed a libel against the tug Augustus B. Harris in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, following which John J. Harris, doing business as Augustus B. Harris & Son, filed his claim as owner of the tug Augustus…
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- Coyle Lines, Inc. v. United States. United States v. Coyle Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Charles Warner Co. v. Independent Pier Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Cornell Steamboat Co. v. P. Sanford Ross, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
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- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. American Commercial Line, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1970
- Rawls Brothers Contractors, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1966
- Koch-Ellis Marine Contractors, Inc., Individually and as of the Fella C v. Chemical Barge Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Esso International, Inc. v. The Ss Captain JohnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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