Legal Opinion
Edgar Freimanis v. Sea-Land Service, Inc. And Department of Highways of the State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1981No. 80-3441PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a collision between the S/S MAYAGUEZ and the Danziger Bridge over the Inner harbor Navigation Canal in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 5, 1973. Sea-Land Services, Inc. (“Sea-Land”) was the bare-boat charterer of the S/S MAYAGUEZ. The Danziger or Highway 90 Bridge was owned by the Department of Highways for the State of Louisiana (later reorganized under the name of Department of Transportation and Development) (“Department”). Edgar Freimanis was the boatswain of the MAYAGUEZ at the time of the collision.
At the time of the accident, the…
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