Legal Opinion
Patterson Oil Terminals, Inc. v. Port Covington
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1952No. 149 of 1949PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge. ‘
This is an action to recover damages resulting from a collision between the S.S. Creighton Victory and a dolphin belonging t.o the libellant, located 175 feet upriver from the libellant’s loading dock on the Delaware River at Billingsport, New Jersey. The accident occurred as the vessel, assisted by two tugs, was maneuvering under her own power into the berth at the end of the dock. The time was 12:20 P.M. on a clear but windy day in February and there were no other vessels anywhere near the place.
“When a moving vessel strikes a stationary object, such as a wharf,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Publicker Industries, Inc. v. Tugboat Neptune Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- General Petroleum Corp. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
3Cited by30 opinions
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- Delta Transload, Inc. v. The Motor Vessel, "Navios Commander", Its Engines, Apparel, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, Navios Commander, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Patterson Terminals, Inc. v. S.S. Johannes FransDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Libellant and Cross-Respondent) v. S. S. Marie Leonhardt, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture, and Against All Persons Intervening and Their Interests in the Same (Respondents). Leonhardt & Blumberg of Hamburg, Germany, as Owner of S. S. Marie Leonhardt(cross-Libellant) v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Cross-Respondent)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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