Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding Company
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided April 18, 1960No. 2675PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, District Judge.
Libelant brings this action in admiralty, seeking recovery of damages as the result of an alleged collision on the night of February 26, 1958, between the drilling rig El Dorado, under construction in respondent’s yard, and libelant’s MV Rio Sixaola.
It is the contention of the libelant that the El Dorado broke loose from her mooring on the night in question, drifted uncontrolled across the Mobile River, and collided with the Rio Sixaola, thereby causing physical damage to her and resulting in the loss of use plus' expenses incurred while she was…
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