1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 438 F.2d
  5. 438 F.2d 535 (1971)
 

HARBOR TOWING CORPORATION v. AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY

Nos. 15145, 15146.

438 F.2d 535 (1971)

HARBOR TOWING CORPORATION, as Owner of the TUG VIRGINIA, Appellee, v. AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant. HARBOR TOWING CORPORATION, as Owner of the Tug Virginia, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a body corporate, Appellees, v. ISTHMIAN LINES, INC., as owner of the steamship Steel Designer, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 25, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Brown, Jr., New York City, (John H. Skeen, Jr., Baltimore, Md., Arthur J. Blank, Jr., New York City, John J. Devine, Jr., New York City, Skeen, Wilson, & Roach, Baltimore, Md., and Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, on the brief), for appellant in No. 15,146.

Theodore R. Dankmeyer, Baltimore, Md., and Louis P. Sheinbaum, New York City (Niles, Barton & Wilmer, Baltimore, Md., and Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, on the brief), for appellant in No. 15,145.

William A. Grimes, Baltimore, Md. (John T. Ward, Ober, Grimes, & Shriver, Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for appellees in Nos. 15,145 and 15,146; and David R. Owen, Baltimore, Md. (Semmes, Bowen and Semmes, Baltimore, Md., on the brief) for appellee Bethlehem Steel Corp. in No. 15146.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and WINTER and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this case arising out of a collision between a ship, the Steel Designer, and a laden barge under tow by a tug, the District Judge assessed all of the damages upon the ship. In its appeal, the Steel Designer contends that the blame and the damages should be shared with it by the towing tug, the owner of the barge or by both.

The appeal presents essentially factual issues. The findings of the operating facts affecting the ultimate...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases