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UNITED STATES v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA

Nos. 72-1040, 72-1120 and 72-1121.

495 F.2d 911 (1974)

In the matter of the complaint of the UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, for exoneration from or limitation of liability as owner of the Coast Guard Vessel, CG 40427, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Appellee. In the matter of the complaint of the UNITED STATES of America (etc.), Appellee, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Appellant. In the matter of the complaint of STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Appellant, for exoneration from or limitation of liability as owner of the tugboat "Standard No. 4," and the barge "S.O.C.O. No. 18." v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan J. Weiss (argued), Admiralty & Shipping Section, U. S. Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant-cross appellee.

Noble K. Gregory (argued), of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee-cross appellant.

Before KOELSCH, BROWNING and CHOY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Standard Oil Company of California (Standard) and the United States each filed petitions in the district court seeking exoneration from, or limitation of, liability for the results of a disastrous gasoline fire in San Francisco Bay. Jurisdiction in personam for these petitions was based on 46 U.S.C. §§ 181-195 (1970) providing for the limitation of a vessel owner's liability, and the Admiralty Act, id. §...

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