Legal Opinion
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. v. The SS Velma Lykes
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 17, 1957No. Nos. 2145, 2159PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTENBERRY, Chief Judge.
On July 21, 1951, libellant’s barge CC-204, the second of a two barge tow being pushed by the Tug Anita D, was collided with by the SS Velma Lykes in the Houston Ship Channel, causing extensive damage to the barge and loss of cargo, as well as damage to the SS Velma Lykes. As a result thereof, libellant brought this action against the SS Velma Lykes. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. claimed that vessel and impleaded J. W. Banta Towing Company and the Tug Anita D. In addition, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. brought an action against the J. W. Banta Towing Company and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The Boston SoconyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Crawford v. Indian Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- A. H. Bull Steamship Company, Owner of the Elizabeth, Libelant and v. The Exanthia and Its Owner, American Export Lines, Inc., and Cross-LibelantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., and J. W. Banta, D/B/A Banta Towing Company v. Union Carbide & Carbon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958