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Admiralty and Maritime Law in the
United States
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Carolina Academic PressLaw Casebook Series
Advisory Board
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Gary J. Simson, ChairmanDean, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Raj BhalaUniversity of Kansas School of Law
John C. Coffee, Jr.Columbia University Law School
Randall CoyneUniversity of Oklahoma College of Law
Paul FinkelmanAlbany Law School
Robert M. JarvisShepard Broad Law Center
Nova Southeastern University
Vincent R. JohnsonSt. Mary’s University School of Law
Michael A. OlivasUniversity of Houston Law Center
Kenneth L. PortWilliam Mitchell College of Law
H. Jefferson PowellDuke University School of Law
Michael P. ScharfCase Western Reserve University School of Law
Peter M. ShaneMichael E. Moritz College of Law
The Ohio State University
Emily L. SherwinCornell Law School
John F. Sutton, Jr.Emeritus, University of Texas School of Law
David B. WexlerJohn E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
University of Puerto Rico School of Law
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Admiralty and Maritime Law in the
United States
Cases and Materials
Second Edition
David W. RobertsonW. Page Keeton Chair in Tort Law
University Distinguished Teaching ProfessorUniversity of Texas School of Law
Steven F. FriedellProfessor of Law
Rutgers University School of Law (Camden)
Michael F. SturleyStanley D. and Sandra J. Rosenberg Centennial Professor
University of Texas School of Law
Carolina Academic PressDurham, North Carolina
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Copyright © 2001, 2008David W. RobertsonSteven F. FriedellMichael F. SturleyAll Rights Reserved
ISBN: 978-1-59460-580-2Library of Congress Control Number: 2008930709
Carolina Academic Press700 Kent StreetDurham, North Carolina 27701Telephone (919) 489-7486Fax (919) 493-5668www.cap-press.com
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Contents
Table of Cases xiii
Preface xxix
Chapter I The Basics: Admiralty Jurisdiction, Conceptual Structure, and Practice 3A. Historical Background 3
DeLovio v. Boit 5Notes 8The Thomas Jefferson 9Notes 9The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh 11Notes 14The Eagle 15Notes 17
B. The “Navigable Waters” Issue 17LeBlanc v. Cleveland 18Notes 21
C. The “Vessel” Issue 22Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co. 22Notes 27
D. Admiralty Jurisdiction in Tort Cases 28Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. 28Notes 37Taghadomi v. United States 39Notes 42Tagliere v. Harrah’s Illinois Corp. 44Notes 46
E. Admiralty Jurisdiction in Contract Cases 47North Pacific Steamship Co. v.
Hall Brothers Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co. 49Notes 51Kossick v. United Fruit Co. 52Notes 54Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. 56Notes 60
F. The Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Federal Admiralty Courts and the Concurrent Jurisdiction of “Common Law” Courts 60
The Moses Taylor 62
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Notes 63Rounds v. Cloverport Foundry & Machine Co. 64Notes 65Thorsteinsson v. M/V Drangur 66Notes 69Madruga v. Superior Court 69Notes 71
G. The Distinctiveness of the Federal Admiralty Court and Some Fundamental Features of Its Procedure 721. The Two Sides of Federal Court 72
Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. 73Notes 77
2. Admiralty Procedure before 1966 793. Admiralty Procedure since 1966: The Big Picture 82
Advisory Committee Notes 83Notes 84
4. The Right to Jury Trial in Maritime Cases 85In re Lockheed Martin Corp. 85Notes 89Ghotra v. Bandila Shipping, Inc. 90
5. Impleader under Rule 14(c) 926. Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions,
Including Actions to Try Title to Vessels 927. Limitation of Liability Proceedings 928. Equitable Remedies in Admiralty Cases 929. Service of Process 9310. Personal Jurisdiction 94
In re Rationis Enterprises of Panama 95Note 97Submersible Systems, Inc. v. Perforadora Central, S.A. De C.V. 97Notes 102Aqua Stoli Shipping Ltd. v. Gardner Smith Pty Ltd. 103Note 107Personal Jurisdiction in Actions In rem under Rule C 107
11. Venue 10912. Constitutional and Prudential Limitations on Admiralty’s
Broad Power to Seize Ships 10913. Removal of Maritime Cases 11114. Admiralty Appeals 113
H. The Sources of the Substantive Law Applied in Admiralty and Maritime Cases 1141. The Lesser Difficulty: The Maritime Authority of Congress 1152. The Greater Difficulty: Nonstatutory Federal Maritime Law vs. State Law 117
Ballard Shipping Co. v. Beach Shellfish 117Notes 122Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen 123Note 125Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins 125Notes 128
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Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn 129Notes 130Kossick v. United Fruit Co. 131Notes 133Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. 134Notes 135Exxon Valdez Punitive Damages Case 136
Chapter II Personal Injury, Death, and Tortious Harm to Property 137A. The Basic Maritime Tort Law 137
Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique 137Notes 139Brotherhood Shipping Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 139Note 143The E.M. Ford Litigation 144East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval 145Notes 150McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde 151Notes 156Contribution and Indemnity 157Note 158Exxon Co. v. Sofec 158Notes 162
B. Injuries to Seamen 1631. Historical Introduction 163
The Osceola 165Notes 167Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co. 168Notes 169Panama Railroad Co. v. Johnson 169Notes 172
2. Maintenance and Cure 173Warren v. United States 173Notes 176Farrell v. United States 177Notes 180Maintenance Rates 181Damages for Failure to Provide Maintenance and Cure 181Wages 182
3. The Negligence Remedy Provided by the Jones Act 183Jones Act Coverage 184Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc. 185Notes 188Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell 188Notes 194Kernan v. American Dredging Co. 195Notes 200
4. Seamen’s Actions for Injuries Caused by Unseaworthiness 201The Rolph 201
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Notes 204Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc. 204Notes 211Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. 212Notes 214
5. Seaman Status 215Chandris Inc. v. Latsis 215Notes 225Scheuring v. Traylor Brothers, Inc. 226Notes 229
C. The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 230Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. Caputo 230Notes 237Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co. 239Notes 243Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer 244Notes 245
D. Offshore Oil and Gas Workers 246Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. 246Notes 250Strong v. B. P. Exploration & Production, Inc. 251Notes 253Herb’s Welding, Inc. v. Gray 253Notes 258
E. Fatal Injury Remedies 259Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. 259Notes 267Miles v. Apex Marine Corp. 268Notes 272Dooley v. Korean Air Lines Co. 273Notes 275Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. Calhoun 276Notes 280
Chapter III Carriage of Goods 281A. Introduction 281B. The Harter Act 283
Mannesman Demag Corp. v. M/V Concert Express 284Notes 287
C. The Hague Rules, COGSA, and More Recent Regimes: An Overview 288The History of COSGA and the Hague Rules 288Notes 289The Development of Cargo Liability Regimes 290Notes 291
D. The Cargo Claimant’s Action under COGSA 2911. The Plaintiff ’s Prima Facie Case 292
Bally, Inc. v. M/V Zim America 292Notes 296
2. Burdens of Proof 298
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Lekas & Drivas, Inc. v. Goulandris 298Notes 302
E. Excepted Perils 3031. Fire — COGSA § 4(2)(b) 303
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. M/V “Leslie Lykes” 304Notes 309
2. Perils of the Sea — COGSA § 4(2)(c) 310Thyssen Inc. v. S/S Eurounity 310Notes 311
3. The “Q” Clause — COGSA § 4(2)(q) 312Quaker Oats Co. v. M/V Torvanger 312Notes 314
F. The Package Limitation 314Fishman & Tobin, Inc. v. Tropical Shipping & Construction Co. 315Notes 319Henley Drilling Co. v. McGee 320Notes 323
G. Deviation 324General Electric Co. v. S.S. Nancy Lykes 324Notes 327
H. Negligent Third Parties 329Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. 330Notes 333
I. Introduction to Charterparties 3341. The Demise or Bareboat Charter 3342. Voyage and Time Charters 3353. The Voyage Charter 3374. The Time Charter 3385. The “Slot” or “Space” Charter 339
Chapter IV Collision 341The Pennsylvania 341Notes 343United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. 345Notes 349United States v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. 349Notes 352Otal Investments Ltd. v. M.V. Clary 353Notes 361
Chapter V Towage and Pilotage 363A. Towage 363
In re Denet Towing Services, Inc. 363Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Mays Towing Co. 364Notes 368Dillingham Tug & Barge Corp. v. Collier Carbon & Chemical Corp. 369Notes 372
B. Pilotage 372The China 372
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Notes 374United States v. Nielson 375Notes 376
Chapter VI General Average 379A. Historical Background 379
Digest of Justinian 379The Laws of Oleron 379Notes 380
B. Introduction to the Current Doctrine 380Problem 381
C. The Sacrifice 382Barnard v. Adams 382Note 384Ralli v. Troop 384Notes 386
D. The Peril 386Navigazione Generale Italiana v. Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. 386Note 389
E. Vessel Fault 389The Jason 389Notes 391
F. Rights of Vessel and Cargo: The Adjustment 392Zim Israel Navigation Co. v. 3-D Imports, Inc. 392Note 394
G. The Future of the Doctrine 394
Chapter VII Salvage 397Markakis v. S/S Volendam 397Notes 400Margate Shipping Co. v. M/V JA Orgeron 401Notes 408Sea Hunt, Inc. v. Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel 411Notes 414Note on Contract Salvage 415Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. v.
Overseas Oil Carriers, Inc. 416Notes 420
Chapter VIII Maritime Liens and Ship Mortgages 423A. The Personification Theory 423
Harmer v. Bell (The Bold Buccleugh) 423Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1852 423Notes 424Cavcar Co. v. M/V Suzdal 425Notes 428
B. Claims That Give Rise to Maritime Liens 429Osaka Shosen Kaisha v.
Pacific Export Lumber Co. (The Saigon Maru) 429
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Notes 430Krauss Bros. Lumber Co. v. Dimon Steamship Corp. (The Pacific Cedar) 431Notes 433
C. The Federal Maritime Lien Act (FMLA) 4331. Providing Necessaries to a Vessel 435
Silver Star Enterprises, Inc. v. Saramacca MV 435Notes 436
2. On the Credit of the Vessel 4383. Presumed Authority 438
D. Priority among Maritime Liens 439The John G. Stevens 439Notes 441The William Leishear 441Notes 443
E. Ship Mortgages 445Governor & Company of Bank of Scotland v. Maria S.J. M/V 447Notes 448
F. Bankruptcy 449Introductory Note 449United States v. The Chandon 451Notes 453
Chapter IX Limitation of Liability 455Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas S.A. v. United States 456Notes 460Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc. 461Notes 465In re Bethlehem Steel Corp. 466Notes 468
Chapter X Marine Insurance 471Elementary Taxonomy 471Two Troublesome Terms 471A Little History 472Standard Oil Co. v. United States 473Notes 476Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. 477Notes 480Albany Insurance Co. v. Anh Thi Kieu 481Notes 486Shaver Transportation Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. 487Notes 490
Chapter XI Sovereign Immunity 493A. Federal Governmental Immunity 493
1. Government Contracts 4932. Government Torts 494
B & F Trawlers, Inc. v. United States 495Notes 498
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B. State and Local Governmental Immunity 500In re Magnolia Marine Transport Co. 500Notes 503Northern Ins. Co. of New York v. Chatham County, Georgia 503Notes 505
C. Foreign Governmental Immunity 506Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. 506Notes 508
Chapter XII Forum Shopping 509Broad Personal Jurisdiction and Wide-Open Venue 509Defensive Forum-Shopping 510Choice of Law 510This Chapter’s Focus 511
A. Forum Selection and Arbitration Clauses in Maritime Contracts 511Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute 512Notes 518Vimar Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. v. M/V Sky Reefer 518Notes 523
B. Other Important Forum Shopping Tools 524Sinochem Int’l Co. Ltd. v. Malaysia Int’l Shipping Corp. 524Notes 528Liaw Su Teng v. Skaarup Shipping Corp. 530Notes 534Jackson v. North Bank Towing Corp. 536Notes 538
Index 539
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4,885 Bags of Linseed, 4315801 Associates, Ltd. v. Continental
Insurance Co., 487A.M. Collins & Co. v. Panama Railroad
Co., 329–330Aasma v. American Steamship Owners
Mutual Protection & IndemnityAssociation, 486
Abuan v. Smedvig Tankships, 524Acadia Insurance Co. v. McNeil, 487Acker v. City of Athens, 431The Ada, 8, 56Adams v. Montana Power Co., 20Adirondack League Club, Inc. v. Sierra
Club, 20–21Adler v. Dickson (The Himalaya), 330The Admiral Peoples, 37Agrico Chemical Co. v. M/V Ben W.
Martin, 158, 369Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co., 174–176,
179, 184Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, 534Air Crash Off Long Island, New York, On
July 17, 1996, 276Ajubita v. S/S Peik, 437Akiyama Corp. of America v. M.V.
Hanjin Marseilles, 323, 331Aktepe v. United States, 499Alaska Steamship Co. v. Petterson, 207,
209–211Albany Insurance Co. v. Anh Thi Kieu,
481, 486–487In re Alberto, 452Alcoa Steamship Co. v. M/V Nordic
Regent, 535Alden v. Maine, 502–504The Alector, 176
The City of Alexandria, 206All Alaskan Seafoods, Inc. v. M/V Sea
Producer, 446Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship
Co., 349Allseas Maritime, S.A. v. M/V Mimosa,
408AmClyde, McDermott, Inc. v., 115, 151,
157–158, 349American Dredging Co. v. Miller, 35,
119–120, 133–135, 279, 510,526–527, 529
American National Fire Insurance Co. v.Kenealy, 486
American Stevedores v. Porello, 55Amistad, United States v. The, 420Ammar v. United States, 181In re Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz, 52Amoco Overseas Oil Co. v. Compagnie
Nationale Algerienne De Navigation,107
Anderson v. United States, 494Appalachian Electric Power Co., United
States v., 19Aqua Stoli Shipping Ltd. v. Gardner
Smith Pty Ltd., 103, 109–110Archawski v. Hanioti, 47, 419Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess
Shipping Corp., 506, 508Asahi Metal Indus. Co. v. Superior Court,
99Associated Metals & Minerals Corp. v.
The Alexander’s Unity, 446Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v.
Ellerman Lines, Ltd., 87–88Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. v.
Poseidon Schiffahrt, 327–328
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Table of Cases
Names of principal cases and the page numbers on which they are excerpted are in bold.
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Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., UnitedStates v. (The Esso Belgium), 349,392
The Atlantic Star, 509Atlantic Transport Co. v. Imbrovek, 37Attorney General v. Adelaide Steamship
Co., 476Ayers, Norfolk & Western Ry. Co. v., 156,
184B & F Trawlers, Inc. v. UnitedStates, 495, 499
Bach v. Trident Steamship Co., 375Baker v. Ocean Systems, Inc., 176Baldassaro v. United States, 181, 498Ballard Shipping Co. v. Beach Shellfish,
117, 122, 133–135, 151Bally, Inc. v. M/V Zim America, 292,
298, 314Bank of Scotland, Governor & Company
of, v. Maria S.J. M/V, 447Bank One, Louisiana N.A. v. Mr. Dean
MV, 449Barlow v. Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp.,
176, 184Barlum Steamship Co., Detroit Trust Co.
v. (The Thomas Barlum), 115, 445Barnard v. Adams, 381–382Barnes v. Andover Co., 181–182The Barnstable, 426–427Barrett v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., 220–222Bartholomew v. Crowley Marine Serv.,
409BASF Wyandotte Corp. v. Tug Leander,
Jr., 371Bautista v. Star Cruises, 524Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover, 86–90The Beatrice, 386Becker v. Tidewater, Inc., 88Belcher Oil Co. v. M/V Gardenia, 438The Belfast, 48The Belgenland, 532, 534Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco
Enterprises, Inc., 133Berg v. Chevron U.S.A, 41Berkshire Fashions, Inc. v. The M.V.
Hakusan II, 56Bertram v. Freeport McMoran, Inc., 157The S.S. Berwindglen, 176In re Bethlehem Steel Corp., 466, 469Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc., 237
Bilyk v. The Vessel Nair, 535Binladen BSB Landscaping v. M.V.
“Nedlloyd Rotterdam”, 316–317Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.,
370–372, 376Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v.
Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd. (TheNorwalk Victory), 467–469
The Blackwall, 403–409The Blandon, 427Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak,
502Blome v. Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp.,
276Board of Trade v. Hain Steamship Co.,
476Bodden v. Tidewater, Inc., 538Bogart v. The John Jay, 445The Bold Buccleugh (Harmer v. Bell),
423–424, 440Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co.,
204Bradford Marine v. M/V Sea Falcon, 437Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co.,
184–185Brame, Insurance Co. v., 260–262The Bremen v. Zapata Offshore Co, 372,
511, 513–515, 517–519, 521, 524Brier v. Northstar Marine, Inc., 415–416Brister v. A.W.I., Inc., 460Brooker v. Durocher Dock & Dredge, 238The Brother Jonathan (California v. Deep
Sea Research, Inc.), 413, 415, 503Brotherhood Shipping Co. v. St. Paul
Fire & Marine Insurance Co., 114,139, 143, 158, 162
Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/V Peisander,322
Brown v. ITT Rayonier, Inc., 217Brown v. Parker Drilling Offshore Corp.,
177Buckley v. Bell, 162–163Buckley, Metro-North Commuter
Railroad Co. v., 184Bunch v. CantonMarine Towing Co., 28
Bunge Corp. v. Freeport Marine Repair,Inc., 345
Bunge Corp. v. M/V Furness Bridge, 344Burnham v. Superior Court, 109
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Burns Brothers v. Central Railroad ofNew Jersey, 428
Butler v. Boston & Steamship Co., 115Bynum v. Premier Cruise Lines, 177The Bywell Castle, 345C.J. Hendry Co. v. Moore, 71, 450The C.P. Minch, 401Cabral v. Healy Tibbits Builders, 227–228Cactus Pipe & Supply Co. v. M/V
Montmartre, 336Calavan Foods, Inc. v. National Shipping
Corp. of the Philippines, 312Calhoun, Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
v., 44, 133–135, 267, 276, 280California v. Deep Sea Research, Inc.
(The Brother Jonathan), 413, 415,503
Callahan v. Cheramie Boats, Inc., 250Calmar Steamship Corp. v. Scott, 480Calmar Steamship Corp. v. Taylor, 176,
179The Camanche, 400Caminiti v. Tomlinson Fleet & American
S.S.Co., 420Canadian Transport Co. v. United States,
497Caputo, Northeast Marine Terminal Co.
v., 230, 237, 255–257CardinalShipping Corp. v. M/S Seisho Maru,439
Carlisle Packing Co. v. Sandanger,206–211
The City of Carlisle, 163Carman Tool & Abrasives, Inc. v.
Evergreen Lines, 320–323Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 512,
518–520, 522–524Carroll Towing Co., United States v., 140,
143Carroll v. Protection Maritime In-surance Co., 38
Cash v. Tidewater Marine, Inc., 184The Schooner Catharine v. Dickinson,
345–346, 348Cavcar Co. v. M/V Suzdal, 425Celebrity Cruises, Inc., Doe v., 47Cement Division v. Milwaukee (The E.M.
Ford Litigation), 144–145Central Gulf Lines, Inc., Exxon Corp. v.,
55, 58, 120
Chandon, United States v. The, 451, 454Chandris Inc. v. Latsis, 24, 26–27, 215,
225, 227, 229Chapman v. City of Grosse Pointe Farms,
33, 45The Chattahoochee, 350, 352Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.,
125, 168–169, 171Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson, 250Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corp., 527,
529The China, 108, 372, 425Chisholm v. Sabine Towing &
Transportation Co., 212Chisholm v. UHP Projects, Inc., 157Churchill v. F/V Fjord, 428Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. v. Abel, 456The Citta di Messina, 328Clark v. Barnwell, 301Clary, Otal Investments Ltd. v. M.V.,
353, 362Colby v. Todd Packing Co., 410Coleman v. New Orleans and Baton
Rouge S.S. Pilots’ Ass’n, 375Colgate Palmolive Co. v. M/V Atlantic
Conveyor, 287College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid
Postsecondary Education ExpenseBoard, 501
Collie v. Ferguson, 448A.M. Collins & Co. v. Panama Railroad
Co., 329–330Colon v. Apex Marine Corp., 185In re Coltellaro, 181Columbus-America Discovery Group v.
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., 409,414
Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Gottshall, 184,193–195
Consumers Import Co. v. Kabushiki K.K.Zosenjo, 307–309
Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585,108–109, 429,
Continental Insurance Co. v. Lone EagleShipping Ltd., 476
Cooley v. Board of Wardens, 374Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke,
Inc., 157
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Coos County, Imperial Fire Insurance Co.v., 478
Cope v. Vallette Dry Dock Co., 25, 409Coray v. Southern Pacific Co., 193Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, 184Costa Crociere v. Rose, 181Couthino, Caro & Co. v. M/V Sava, 322Cox v. Dravo Corp., 180Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City R.
Co., 193–194Crawford v. Falcon Drilling Co., 188Crotwell v. Hockman-Lewis, Ltd., 45Crowell v. Benson, 115, 238Crown Zellerbach Corp. v. Ingram
Industries, Inc., 461Crumady v. The J. H. Fisser, 214CTI-Container Leasing Corp. v. Oceanic
Operations Corp., 55Curtis v. Schlumberger Offshore Service,
Inc., 258Custom Fuel Services, Inc. v. Lombas
Industries, Inc., 449Dabney v. New England Mutual Marine
Insurance Co., 386Daccarett, United States v., 103, 106In re Damodar Bulk Carriers, 309The Daniel Ball, 19, 21, 28Daughdrill v. Diamond M. Drilling Co.,
176David Wright Charter Service v. Wright,
42Davis v. Department of Labor and Indus-
tries of Washington, 232, 239Dawson & Co., Washington v. W.C., 115,
232Delange v. Dutra ConstructionCo., 227–228
DeLovio v. Boit, 4, 5, 8–9, 48Delta Country Ventures, Inc. v. Magana,
41–42Demette v. Falcon Drilling Co., 253Demsey & Associates, Inc. v. Steamship
Sea Star, 428In re Denet Towing Services, Inc., 363,
368–369Detroit Trust Co. v. Barlum Steamship
Co. (The Thomas Barlum), 115, 445DeVaux v. Salvador, 472–473DiGiovanni v. Traylor Brothers, Inc., 23,
26
Dillingham Tug & Barge Corp. v. CollierCarbon & Chemical Corp., 369, 372
Director, OWCP v. Perini North RiverAssociates, 237, 253–254, 258
Dluhos v. Floating & Abandoned Vessel,92
Doe v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc., 47Dooley v. Korean Air Lines Co., 267, 273,
275Downs v. United States, 497Dresdner Bank A.G. v. M/V Olympia
Voyager, 433, 536Ducrepont v. Baton Rouge Marine
Enterprises, 246Duluth Superior Excursions v. Makela, 47Dunham v. Hotelera Canco S.A., 22Dunham, Insurance Co. v., 8, 48, 50–51,
58, 478Dunsby v. Transocean, Inc., 538Dutra Construction Co., Stewart v., 22,
27–28, 45–46, 225, 229, 455The E.M. Ford (Milwaukee v. Cement Di-
vision), 144–145The Eagle, 15Eagle-Picher Indus. v. United States, 42Earle & Stoddart v. Ellerman’s Wilson
Line, 306, 308–309East River Steamship Corp. v.
Transamerica Delaval, 34, 43, 52,145, 151–152, 278
The Eastland, 421Economy Light & Power Co. v. United
States, 20The Edith Godden, 166Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale
Transatlantique, 155–158, 244The Elfrida, 416Elwell v. Martin, 163Employers’ Liability Cases (Howard v.
Illinois Central Railroad Co.),167–168
Employers’ Liability Cases, Second(Mondou v. New York, N.H. & H.Railroad Co.), 168
Empresa Lineas Maritimas ArgentinasS.A. v. United States, 456, 460
England v. Reinauer Transp. Cos., 243Epstein v. Corporation Peruana de
Vapores, 438
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Equilease Corp. v. M/V Sampson,436–438, 448–449
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 4, 122,125, 128, 130, 174, 474, 478
The Esso Belgium (United States v.Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.), 349,392
Evanow v. M/V Neptune, 400Evans v. United Arab Shipping Co., 375Evansville & Bowling Green Packet Co. v.
Chero Cola Bottling Co., 25Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of
Cleveland, 29–33, 36–37, 42–43, 45,275
Ex-USS Cabot/Dedalo, United States v.,401
Exxon Co. v. Sofec, 158, 162–163, 349,369
Exxon Corp. v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.,55, 58, 120
Exxon Corp., Chick Kam Choo v., 527,529
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker (The ExxonValdez), 136
The Exxon Valdez (Exxon Shipping Co. v.Baker), 136
Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. v. ChimoShipping Ltd., 320
Farrell Lines Inc. v. Ceres Terminal Inc.,93
Farrell v. United States, 173, 177,180–183
Federal Maritime Comm’n v. SouthCarolina Ports Authority, 502, 504
Feres v. United States, 495, 499Fernandez v. Haynie, 55Ferromet Resources, Inc. v. Chemoil
Corp., 438Ferrostaal, Inc. v. M/V Sea Phoenix, 323Feurtado v. Zapata Gulf Marine Corp.,
246Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. v. M/V
DSR Atlantic, 523Fisher v. Nichols, 165Fishman & Tobin, Inc. v. Tropical
Shipping & Construction Co., 315Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co., 78,
91, 173Fleischmann v. Director, 237–238
Florida Department of State v. TreasureSalvors, Inc., 415, 503
Florida Prepaid Postsecondary EducationExpense Board, College Savings Bankv., 501
Flota Maritima Browning De Cuba,Sociadad Anonima v. Snobl, 56
Fluor Western, Inc. v. G & H OffshoreTowing Co., 371
Flying Boat, Inc. v. Alberto, 135The Flying Clipper, Jones v., 327FMC Corp. v. S.S. Marjorie Lykes, 320Folksamerica Reinsurance Co. v. Clean
Water of New York, Inc., 60Ford Motor Co. v. Department of
Treasury, 502Ford, P.C. Pfeiffer Co. v., 237, 257Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson,
30–33, 36, 42, 44, 278Foss Launch & Tug Co. v. Char Ching
Shipping U.S.A., Ltd., 436Foulk v. Donjon Marine Co., 114The Framlington Court, 374Francosteel Corp. v. M/V Sherene, 298The Frank G. Fowler, 440Fredelos v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott, 445Frederick v. Kirby Tankships, Inc., 181Friedman v. Cunard Line Ltd, 43Fritz Kopke, Inc., Cooper Stevedoring Co.
v., 157Fuszek v. Royal King Fisheries, 201In re Complaint of G&G Shipping Co.
Ltd. of Anguilla, 284Garay v. Carnival Cruise Line, 176Gardiner v. Sea-Land Service, Inc., 181In re Garnett, 115Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co., 279Garris, Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock
Corp. v., 267Gaudet, Sea-Land Ser-vices, Inc. v., 267–270, 272
Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc., 185,188
Gavagan v. United States, 201Gay Cottons, Waterman Steamship Corp.
v., 461Gayner v. The New Orleans,449
General Electric Co. v. S.S. Nancy Lykes,324
The General Smith, 433
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The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh, 9, 11,14–16, 115, 238
Georgia, United States v., 503The Germanic (Oceanic Steam
Navigation Co. v. Aiken), 283GF Co. v. Pan Ocean Shipping Co., 297Ghotra v. Bandila Shipping, Inc., 90, 173Gilbert, Gulf Oil Corp. v., 527–529, 531,
533–534Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp., 264,
279Gilligan v. Morgan, 500Gillis v. Louisiana, 375Gizoni, Southwest Marine, Inc. v., 220The Glendola, 143Gloria, Pacific Employers Insurance Co. v.
The M/V, 292Gonzales, United States v., 331Gorris v. Scott, 199–200Gottshall, Consolidated Rail Corp. v.,
184, 193–195Gould v. Christianson, 163Governor & Company of Bank of
Scotland v. Maria S.J. M/V, 447Gowen, Inc. v. F/V Quality One, 425Grant v. Poillon, 55Gray, Herb’s Welding, Inc. v., 237, 250,
253, 258–259Great China Metal Industries Co. v.
Malaysian International ShippingCorp. Berhad, 311
Great Northern R. Co. v. O’Connor,332–333
Green v. Vermilion Corp., 135, 214Grennan v. Crowley Marine Services, 238Griffin v. Ocean Contractors, Inc., 182Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes
Dredge & Dock Co., 28–29, 31,33–34, 38, 40–46, 252–253, 278
Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp., 182,215, 272
Gulf Marine & Industrial Supplies, Inc. v.Golden Prince M/V, 437
Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp., 251Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 527–529, 531,
533–534Guste v. M/V Testbank, State of Louisiana
ex rel., 151
Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.,31
Guy v. Donald, 375H.R.M., Inc. v. S/V Venture VII, 407Hadley v. Baxendale, 332Hall Brothers Marine Railway &
Shipbuilding Co., North PacificSteamship Co. v., 49, 58
Hamburg-American Line v. United States,410
Hamilton v. Atlas Turner, Inc., 96The Hamilton, 263Hans v. Louisiana, 502Harbor Tug & Barge Co. v. Papai, 225,
229Harden v. Gordon, 164, 217Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 500Harmer v. Bell (The Bold Buccleugh),
423–424, 440The Harrisburg, 259–267, 278–279Harrison v. Glendel Drilling Co., 43Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Orient
Overseas Containers Lines (UK) Ltd.,56
Harwood v. Partredereit AF 15.5.81, 215Haverty, International Stevedoring Co. v.,
218–219Hayes-Leger Associates, Inc. v. M/V
Oriental Knight, 316Healy Tibbits Builders, Inc. v. Director,
OWCP, 237Heitner, Shaffer v., 94, 99, 107–09Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia,
S.A. v. Hall, 100Hellenic Lines, Ltd. v. Rhoditis, 531–532,
534–536C.J. Hendry Co. v. Moore, 71, 450Hener v. United States, 414Henley Drilling Co. v. McGee, 320, 323Herb’s Welding, Inc. v. Gray, 237, 250,
253, 258–259Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp.,
Robert C., 330–331Hernandez v.Trawler Miss Vertie Mae, Inc., 188
Hess v. United States, 280Higginbotham, Mobil Oil Corp. v.,
268–270, 272–274, 280HIH Marine Services, Inc. v. Fraser, 486Hillier v. Southern Towing Co., 495
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The Himalaya (Adler v. Dickson), 330The Hine v. Trevor, 63, 71, 434Historic Aircraft Recovery Corp. v.
Wrecked and Abandoned VoightF4U-1 Corsair Aircraft, 47
Hollier v. Union Texas Petroleum Corp,251
Holmes v. Atlantic Sounding Co., 27–28Homer Ramsdell Transportation Co. v. La
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique,374
Houma Well Service, Inc. v. Tug Capt.O’Brien, 369
Houseman v. The North Carolina, 61Howard v. Crystal Cruises, Inc., 275Howard v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
(Employers’ Liability Cases), 167–168Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., 239,
245, 253Hufnagel v. Omega Service Industries,
251I & M Rail Link v. Northstar Navigation,
109, 344–345Imperial Fire Insurance Co. v. Coos
County, 478Incandela v. American Dredging Co., 181Indian Towing Co. v. United States, 497Indussa Corp. v. S.S. Ranborg, 518–523Ingersoll Milling Mach. Co. v. M/V
Bodena, 55Insurance Co. of North America v. Blue
Star (North America), Ltd., 328Insurance Co. of North America v. M/V
Imperial, 298Insurance Co. v. Brame, 260–262Insurance Co. v. Dunham, 8, 48, 50–51,
58, 478Insurance Corp. of Ireland, Ltd. v.
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee, 94Integrated Container Service, Inc. v.
Starlines Container Shipping, Ltd.,105–106
International Aircraft Recovery, L.L.C. v.Unidentified, Wrecked & AbandonedAircraft, 410, 415
International Paint Co. v. M/V MissionViking, 445
International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 94,99, 107–108
International Stevedoring Co. v. Haverty,218–219
Intertanko (United States v. Locke),122Ionian Glow Marine v. UnitedStates, 495
The Iroquois, 182The Irrawaddy, 352, 390–391Isbrandtsen Marine Services v. M/V
Inagua Tania, 165J. Lauritzen A/S v. Dashwood Shipping,
Ltd., 38Jacintoport Corp. v. Greater Baton Rouge
Port Comm’n, 505Jackson v. North Bank Towing Corp.
(5th Cir. 2000), 536, 538Jackson v. North Bank Towing Corp. (La.
App. 1999), 538Jackson v. The Steamboat Magnolia, 11Jacksonville Shipyards v. Perdue, 238Jagenberg, Inc. v. Georgia Ports
Authority, 286–287Jamison v. Encarnacion, 184The Jason, 351–352, 389, 392Jay v. Almy, 163The Steamship Jefferson, 51Jensen, Southern Pacific Co. v., 119–120,
122, 123, 125, 131–133, 135, 211,232, 239, 276, 434
Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great LakesDredge & Dock Co., 28–29, 31,33–34, 38, 40–46, 252–253, 278
The John G. Stevens, 439, 441John Jay, Bogart v. The, 445The John Perkins, 386Johnson v. Continental Grain Co., 215Johnson v. Offshore Express, Inc., 211Jonathan Corp. v. Brickhouse, 238Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer,
244–245, 427Jones v. Sea Tow Services Freeport NY
Inc., 415–416,Jones v. Spentonbush-Red Star Co., 201Jones v. The Flying Clipper, 327Jota v. Texaco, Inc., 536Just v. Chambers, 119, 131–132Justice v. CSX Transportation, 162Kaiser Aetna v. United States, 20Kamani v. Port of Houston Authority,
505
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Kathriner v. UNISEA, Inc., 26Kelly v. Smith, 34, 43Kelly v. United States, 38, 41The Keokuk, 431Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale
Transatlantique, 137, 139, 143, 147,267, 280
Kernan v. American Dredging Co., 195,200–201, 211
In re Keys Jet Ski, Inc., 455Kimta A/S v. Royal Insurance Co, 476King v. Allstate Insurance Co., 484Kirby, Pty Ltd., Norfolk Southern
Railway Co. v. James N., 56, 60, 134,276, 287, 330, 334Kloeckner ReedereiUnd Kohlenhandel, G.M.B.H. v. A/SHakedal (The Western Farmer), 468
Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. Stewart, 115,211, 232
Knight v. Alaska Trawl Fisheries, 157Knott v. Botany Worsted Mills, 292,
522–523Koistinen v. American Export Lines, 176Konica Business Machines v. Vessel Sea-
Land Consumer, 328In re Korean Air Lines Disaster of Sept. 1,
1983, 273Kossick v. United Fruit Co., 52, 58, 122,
131, 133–135, 276, 279Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mut.
Casualty Co., 526, 529Kotch v. Board of River Pilot
Commissioners, 374Kraljic v. Berman Enterprises, Inc., 182Krauss Bros. Lumber Co. v. Dimon
Steamship Corp. (The PacificCedar), 431
Krenger v. Pennsylvania R.R., 511Kreta Shipping, S.A. v. Preussag
International Steel Corp., 464Kroemer v. Guglielmo, 455Kuehne & Nagel (Ag & Co.) v. Geosource,
Inc., 38, 56La Esperanza de P.R., Inc. v. Perez & Cia.
De P.R., Inc., 372LaBouf Brothers Towing Co., United
States v., 450Lake Tankers Corp. v.Henn, 463–464
Lambros Seaplane Base v. The Batory, 410
Lanasa Fruit Steamship & Importing Co.v. Universal Insurance Co., 476
Langnes v. Green, 456, 463–464Larsen, Lauritzen v., 362, 531–532,
534–536Latman v. Costa Cruise Lines, 135Latsis, Chandris Inc. v., 24, 26–27, 215,
225, 227, 229Lauritzen v. Larsen, 362, 531–532,
534–536Lawrence v. Minturn, 388LeBlanc v. Cleveland, 18, 22Lekas & Drivas, Inc. v. Goulandris, 298,
306Leon v. Galceran, 65M/V “Leslie Lykes,” Westinghouse
Electric Corp. v., 304–306Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc., 461,
465–466Lewis v. S.S. Baume, 93The Lexington (New Jersey Steam
Navigation Co. v. Merchant’s Bank),48
Liaw Su Teng v. Skaarup Shipping Corp.,510, 530, 535
Lindgren v. United States, 196, 200, 264Linton v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Co., 122The Lisbon, 505Litherland v. Petrolane Offshore
Construction Services, 165Lochner v. New York, 135Locke, United States v. (Intertanko),
122Lockhart v. Fretwell, 122Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Morganti, 237In re Lockheed Martin Corp., 85, 90Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Mays
Towing Co., 364, 368–369Lortie v. American-Hawaiian Steamship
Co., 176The Lottawanna, 134In re Louisiana Ship Management, Inc.,
450State of Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. M/V
Testbank, 151The Louisiana, 344–345Louisiana, United States v., 246In re Louisville Underwriters, 509Lynch v. McFarland, 22
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Lynnhaven Dolphin Corp. v. E.L.O.Enterprises, 52
Macedo v. F/V Paul & Michelle, 181MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., 148Madruga v. Superior Court, 62, 69, 71,
92In re Magnolia Marine Transport Co.,
500The Steamboat Magnolia, Jackson v., 11Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co., 206,
208–209, 211, 213–214Mahramas v. American Export
Isbrandtsen Lines, 212Maine, United States v., 246Malm v. United States Lines Co., 181Man Ferrostaal v. M/V Vertigo, 362The Mandu, 362Mannesman Demag Corp. v. M/V
Concert Express, 284, 287Manro v. Almeida, 8Manuel v. P.A.W. Drilling & Well Service,
Inc., 27Mapco Petroleum, Inc. v. Memphis Barge
Line, 456Marathon Pipe Line Co., Northern
Pipeline Construction Co. v., 450Margate Shipping Co. v. M/V JA
Orgeron, 401, 408–409The Margharita, 163Marine Coatings of Alabama v. United
States, 494Marine Transit Corp. v. Dreyfus, 429Marinechance Shipping, Ltd. v. Sebastian,
524Markakis v. S/S Veendam (ex S/S
Monarch Star), 409Markakis v. S/S Volendam, 397, 400, 409,
421The Martello, 344Martin v. Herzog, 343–344The Mary, 68–69, 72McAllister v. United States, 113McCorpen v. Central Gulf S.S. Corp., 177McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilan-
der, 24, 217–218, 220–221, 225McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde, 115, 151,
157–158, 349McDonough v. Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Ltd., 43McGowan v. Story, 140
McGray Construction Co. v. Director,237
McMellon v. United States, 495McMillan v. Tug Jane A. Bouchard, 181Merchants National Bank v. Dredge
General G.L. Gillespie, 107–109Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking
Co. v. United States, 401Metal Processing, Inc. v. Humm, 372Methodist Episcopal Hospital v. Pacific
Transport Co., 53Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. v.
Buckley, 184Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc., 211Michigan Central Railroad Co. v.
Vreeland, 270Mid-South Holding Co. v. United States,
499Mikinberg v. Baltic Steamship Co., 331Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., 116, 152,
267–268, 272, 275, 279–280, 348Miles v. Melrose, 43Miller v. Penobscot Bay Medical Associ-
ates, 38Mills v. Director, 259Milwaukee v. Cement Division (The E.M.
Ford Litigation) , 144–145The C.P. Minch, 401Mini Lass, Pacific Employers Insurance
Co. v. M/V, 298Minnie v. Port Huron Terminal Co., 37Minturn v. Maynard, 55Mississippi Publishing Corp. v.
Murphree, 85Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc. , 115, 204,
211, 213–214Mitchell v. W.T. Grant Co., 105, 109Mitsui & Co. v. Mira M/V, 523Mobil Oil Corp. v. Higginbotham,
268–270, 272–274, 280In re Mobro Marine, Inc., 455In re Modern Boats, Inc., 450Molett v. Penrod Drilling Co, 34Monaco v. Mississippi, 502Mondou v. New York, N.H. & H.
Railroad Co. (Second Employers’Liability Cases), 168
Monica Textile Corp. v. S/S Tana, 318The Montello, 19–20
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Montgomery v. CSX Transportation, Inc.,188, 195
Moore v. Angela MV, 243Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.,
200, 259, 267–272, 275–280Morales v. Garijak, Inc., 182Morganti, Lockheed Martin Corp. v., 237The Moses Taylor, 48, 62–64, 70Motts v. M/V Green Wave, 275Mount Washington Tanker Co. v.
Wahyuen Shipping, Inc., 344Muller v. Swedish American Line Ltd.,
522Muniz, United States v., 497Myhran v. Johns-Mansville Corp., 42N.M.U. Life Insurance Co. v. Linard, 491Nacirema Operating Co. v. Johnson,
232–233Nancy Lykes, General Electric Co. v. S.S.,
324National Union Fire Insurance Co. v.
Republic of China, 476Navieros Inter-Americanos, S.A. v. M/V
Vailia Express, 431, 438Navigazione Generale Italiana v. Spencer
Kellogg & Sons, Inc., 386Needham v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 534Neely v. Club Med Management Services,
Inc., 536Nemeth v. General Steamship Corp., 328The Nestor, 424Nevada v. Hall, 503New Hampshire
Insurance Co. v. C’Est Moi, Inc., 486New Jersey Steam Navigation Co. v.
Merchant’s Bank (The Lexington), 48New York Dock Co. v. The Poznan, 433,
443Ex parte New York, 415, 503In re State of
New York, 502Nicol v. Gulf Fleet Supply Vessels, Inc.,
533Nielson, United States v., 375–376Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v.
MV Tourcoing, 323Nitram, Inc. v. Cretan Life, 302–303Noble Drilling Corp. v. Smith, 250Norfolk & Western Ry. Co. v. Ayers, 156,
184Norfolk Dredging Co. v. Wiley, 466
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v.Garris, 267
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. JamesN. Kirby, Pty Ltd., 56, 60, 134, 276,287, 330, 334
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell,188, 195, 201
North Georgia Finishing Inc. v. Di-Chem,Inc., 105, 109
North Pacific Steamship Co. v. HallBrothers Marine Railway & Ship-building Co., 49, 58
Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v.Caputo, 230, 237, 255–257
Northern Insurance Co. of New York v.Chatham County, Georgia, 503
The Northern No. 30, 386Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v.
Marathon Pipe Line Co., 450Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport
Workers Union, 115The Norwalk Victory (Black Diamond
Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart &Sons, Ltd.), 467–469
Norwich Co. v. Wright, 455, 460O’Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Co., 37, 184O’Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp., 120Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Aiken
(The Germanic), 283Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Mellor
(The Titanic), 467O’Connor, Great Northern R. Co. v.,
332–333Offshore Co. v. Robison, 216,
220–222Offshore Logistics, Inc. v.Tallentire, 43, 118, 251, 268,271–273, 275, 280
In re Offshore Marine Towing, Inc., 466Oil Shipping (Bunkering) B.V. v. Sonmez
Denizcilik Ve Ticaret A.S., 425, 433Oklahoma v. Magnolia Marine Transp.
Co., 501Oliver v. Calmar Steamship Co., 176Omni Capital International, Ltd. v.
Rudolf Wolff & Co., Ltd., 94Ope Shipping, Ltd. v. Allstate Insurance
Co., 476
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Oppen, Union Oil Co. v., 118The Oregon, 344Oriente Commercial, Inc. v. M/V
Floridian, 446Ormerod v. Hedger Transp. Co, 416Osaka Shosen Kaisha v. Pacific Export
Lumber Co. (The Saigon Maru),429, 432–433
The Osceola, 52, 165, 167–169, 183, 201,204, 206, 208, 217, 225
Otal Investments Ltd. v. M.V. Clary, 353,362
Ozzello v. Peterson Builders, Inc., 42P.C. Pfeiffer Co. v. Ford, 237, 257Pacific Employers Insurance Co. v. M/V
Mini Lass, 298Pacific Employers Insurance Co. v. The
M/V Gloria, 292Page v. St. Louis Southwestern R. Co.,
191Pain v. United Technologies Corp., 510Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., 31,
193Panama Railroad Co. v. Johnson, 169,
172, 183Papai, Harbor Tug & Barge Co. v., 225,
229Parker v. Motor Boat Sales, Inc., 219The Robert W. Parsons (Perry v. Haines),
50–51, 434In re Patton-Tully Transportation Co.,
113Pavone v. Mississippi Riverboat
Amusement Corp., 26Payne v. SS Tropic Breeze, 438Pelican Marine Carriers, Inc. v. City of
Tampa, 344The Pendragon Castle, 401Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation
Co. v. Overseas Oil Carriers, Inc.,47, 400, 416, 421
The Pennsylvania, 341, 344, 347, 349,355–356, 361, 364
Penrod Drilling Corp. v. Williams, 122Penton v. Pomano Construction Co., 42People’s Ferry Co. v. Beers, 8, 50Perforaciones Maritimas Mexicanas S.A.
v. Seacor Holdings, Inc., 536
Perforaciones Maritimas Mexicanas, S.A.v. Grup TMM, S.A., 535–536
Perini North River Associates, Director,OWCP v., 237, 253–254, 258
Perkins v. American Electric Power FuelSupply, 188, 211
Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated MiningCo., 100
Perry v. Haines (The Robert W. Parsons),50–51, 434
Perusahaan Umum Listrik Negara v. M/VTel Aviv, 533
Peterson v. S.S. Wahcondah, 447–448Petterson Lighterage & Towing Corp. v.
New York Central Railroad Co., 113Peyroux v. Howard (The Planter), 51Peytavin v. Government Employees
Insurance Co., 33, 45Pfeifer, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v.,
244–245, 427Philippine Sugar Centrals Agency v.
Kokusai Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha (TheNaples Maru), 311
Phillips v. Sea Tow, 61Piedmont &Georges’ Creek Coal Co. v. SeaboardFisheries Co., 436
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 526, 529,534–535
Pippen v. Shell Oil Co., 255Place v.Norwich & New York Transp. Co.,461
Plamals v. The Pinar Del Rio, 184, 204,433
The Planter (Peyroux v. Howard), 51Plovidba, United States Fidelity &
Guaranty Co. v., 143, 243The Plymouth, 29, 37–38, 46Poignant v. United States, 210–211Polar Shipping v. Oriental Shipping
Corp., 107Polly v. Estate of Carlson, 40–41Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn, 129–130,
133, 138, 149, 279–280, 347Port Welcome Cruises, Inc. v. S.S. Bay
Belle, 55Potomac Transport, Inc. v. Ogden
Marine, Inc., 461Poulis-Minott v. Smith, 344The Poznan, 427, 443
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The Poznan, New York Dock Co. v., 433,443
Pratico v. Portland Terminal Co., 201Protogyrou v. Farrell Lines, 177Providence & New York Steamship Co. v.
Hill Manufacturing Co., 307Provost v. Huber, 47, 410Puddu v. Royal Netherlands Steamship
Co., 214Puerto Rico Ports Authority v. M/V
Manhattan Prince, 344, 505Purnell v.Norned Shipping, 122
Quaker Oats Co. v. M/V Torvanger, 312Queen Insurance Co. v. Globe Insurance
Co., 476, 480The Queen v. The Judge of the City of
London Court, 37Quevedo v. Trans-Pacific Shipping, Inc.,
243Racal Survey U.S.A., Inc. v. M/VCount Fleet, 431, 438
Ralli v. Troop, 384Ranborg, Indussa Corp. v. S.S., 518–523Rand v. Hatch, 136Rationis Enterprises
Inc. v. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.,535
In re Rationis Enterprises of Panama, 95Ravenscroft v. United States, 389Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 120Rayonier Inc. v. United States, 497Rea v. The Eclipse, 55, 93Reed v. The Yaka, 245, 334, 427Reed v. ULS Corp., 243Reeves v. Mobile Dredging & Pumping
Co., 184Reinholtz v. Retriever Marine Towing &
Salvage, 415Reliable Transfer Co., United States v. ,
153–155, 158, 160, 162, 345, 349,352–353, 361, 368
Retla Steamship Co., Tokio Marine & FireInsurance Co. v., 297
Reyes v. Vantage Steamship Co., 211, 344Reyno, Piper Aircraft Co. v., 526, 529,
534–535Rhoditis, Hellenic Lines, Ltd. v., 531–532,
534–536Richardson, Foremost Insurance Co. v.,
30–33, 36, 42, 44, 278Rio de Janeiro, 203
Ritchie v. Grimm, 181In re RJF International Corp., 181, 460In re Robbins, 181Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill
Machinery Corp., 330–331The Robert W. Parsons (Perry v. Haines),
50–51, 434Robertson v. Baldwin, 163Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint,
118–121, 149–151Robinson v. Pocahontas, Inc., 182Robison, Offshore Co. v., 216, 220–222Robson v. The Huntress, 408The Rock Island Bridge, 64, 423Roco Carriers, Ltd. v. M/V Dusseldorf
Express, 314Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.,
246, 250–251, 254–256Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
189, 192–195The Rolph, 163, 201, 204Romero v. International Terminal
Operating Co., 34, 73, 78–79, 84,102, 111–112, 117, 131, 134, 172,279, 534–536
Rounds v. Cloverport Foundry & Ma-chine Co., 64, 70
Roy Crook & Sons v. Allen, 201Royal Insurance Co. v. Southwest Marine,
372Ruby, Sisson v., 30–36, 41–42, 44–46,
278Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co.,
526–528Rux v. Republic of Sudan, 275Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic S. S.
Corp., 233Ryan Walsh Stevedoring Co. v. James
Martin Service, Inc., 369The S.L. Watson, 430Sabocuhan v. Geco-Prakla, 524The Saigon Maru (Osaka Shosen Kaisha v.
Pacific Export Lumber Co.), 429,432–433
Vessel Sam Houston, Travelers IndemnityCo. v., 322–323
Sanchez v. Loffland Brothers Co., 21Sanders v. Placid Oil Co., 22
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Sandria Saqui v. Pride International, Inc.,538
Santor v. A & M Karagheusian, Inc.,148–149
Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J.M. Martinac &Co., 151
Saylor v. Taylor, 27Scarborough v. Clemco Industries, 38Scarff v. Metcalf, 167Scheuer v. Rhodes, 500Scheuring v.Traylor Brothers, Inc., 226,
229, 245Schexnider v. McDermott International,
Inc., 535Schnell v. The Vallescura, 301–303, 314Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los
Santos, 240–243, 245, 253Scott v. Trump Indiana, Inc., 238Sea Hunt, Inc. v. Unidentified
Shipwrecked Vessel, 411Sea Services of The Keys, Inc. v. The
Abandoned 20-Foot MidnightExpress Vessel, 414
Seaboard Tug & Barge, Inc. v. RederiAB/DISA, 344
Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. General ElectricCo., 151
Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet,267–270, 272
Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki, 147, 206,209, 211, 213–214, 217, 233, 375
Sector Navigation Co. v. M/V Captain P,536
Seely v. White Motor Co., 147–149The Seguranca, 55Sellers v. Dixilyn Corp., 176Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 503Sentry Select Insurance Co. v. Royal In-
surance Co., 60Sequihua v. Texaco, Inc., 536Servicios-Expoarma, CA v. Industrial
Maritime Carriers, Inc., 287Shaffer v. Heitner, 94, 99, 107–09Shaver Transportation Co. v. Travelers
Indemnity Co., 487, 490–491Sheridan v. Furbur, 163Shute, Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v.,
512, 518–520, 522–524
Sieracki, Seas Shipping Co. v., 147, 206,209, 211, 213–214, 217, 233, 375
Signal Oil & Gas Co. v. Barge W-701,460Silmon v. Can Do II, Inc., 177
Silver Star Enterprises, Inc. v. SaramaccaMV, 435, 437
Sinochem International Co. Ltd. v.Malaysia International ShippingCorp., 524, 528–529
The Sirius, 55Sisson v. Ruby, 30–36, 41–42, 44–46,
278Sistrunk v. Circle Bar Drilling Co., 269Skowronek v. American Steamship Co.,
181M/V Sky Reefer, Vimar Seguros y
Reaseguros, S.A. v., 292, 322, 518,523–524
Slatton v. Martin K. Eby ConstructionCo., 113–114
Smalls v. Global Industries, Ltd., 177Smith & Son v. Taylor , 37Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Ltd.
v. Block, 533Smith v. Atlas Off-Shore Boat Service,
Inc., 38Smith v. Reeves, 502Smythgreyhound v. M/V “Eurygenes”,
318Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp.,
109–111Soares v. Tidewater, Inc., 538Sofec, Exxon Co. v., 158, 162–163, 349,
369Sohyde Drilling & Marine Co. v. Coastal
States Gas Producing Co., 45Sony Magnetics Products, Inc. v. Merivi-
enti O/Y, 318Sorrell, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v.,
188, 195, 201South Carolina Ports Authority, Federal
Maritime Comm’n v., 502, 504Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen, 119–120,
122, 123, 125, 131–133, 135, 211,232, 239, 276, 434
Southwest Marine, Inc. v. Gizoni, 220Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v.
River Terminals Corp., 372Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co., 184
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St. Hilaire Moye v. Henderson, 45St. Paul Marine Transp. Corp. v. Cerro
Sales Corp, 401, 409Standard Oil Co. v. United States,
473Stanton v. Bayliner Marine Corp.,151
The Star of Hope, 380, 389State Establishment for Agricultural Prod-
uct Trading v. M/V Wesermunde,519–520
Steel Co. v. Citizens for BetterEnvironment, 526–527
Steelmet, Inc. v. Caribe Towing Corp.,484
Stevens v. The White City, 366Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co., 22,
27–28, 45–46, 225, 229, 455Stier v. Reading & Bates Corp., 538Strawbridge v. Curtiss, 78Strong v. B. P.
Exploration & Production, Inc., 251Submersible Systems, Inc. v. Perforadora
Central, S.A. De C.V., 97, 102Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.,
376–377Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania, 239Sunkist Growers v. Adelaide Shipping
Lines, Ltd., 305–309Swanson v. Mara Brothers, Inc., 218, 225Swift v. Tyson, 4, 125–128, 260, 478Swiss American Bank, Ltd., United States
v., 102Szumlicz v. Norwegian American Lines,
534T. Smith & Son v. Taylor, 37T.N.T. Marine Serv. v. Weaver Shipyards,
91In re Ta Chi Navigation (Panama) Corp.
S.A. (S.D.N.Y. 1976), 468In re Ta Chi Navigation (Panama) Corp.
S.A. (S.D.N.Y. 1984), 401, 409, 420In re Ta Chi Navigation (Panama) Corp.
S.A. (2d Cir. 1982), 306Taghadomi v. United States, 39, 42, 494Tagliere v. Harrah’s Illinois Corp., 44Tallentire, Offshore Logistics, Inc. v., 43,
118, 251, 268, 271–273, 275, 280Taylor v. Kennedy Engine, Inc., 43Taylor v. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars,
408
Taylor, T. Smith & Son v., 37In re Tecomar S.A., 303Tennessee v. Lane, 503The Testbank, 345Testbank, State of Louisiana ex rel. Guste
v. M/V, 151In re Tetra Applied Technologies, 466Thames & Mersey Marine Insurance Co.
v. Hamilton, Fraser & Co., 491The Thames, 54Thibodeaux v. Grasso Production Mgt.
Inc., 259The Thomas Barlum (Detroit Trust Co. v.
Barlum Steamship Co.), 115, 445The Thomas Jefferson, 9, 13–15, 50, 238Thompson v. Chesapeake Yacht Club, 43Thorsteinsson v. M/V Drangur, 66, 69Thyssen Inc. v. S/S Eurounity, 310Tillery v. Hull & Co, 476R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. Haver, 415R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. The Wrecked and
Abandoned Vessel, 414The Titanic (Oceanic Steam Navigation
Co. v. Mellor), 467Todd Shipyards Corp. v. F/V Maigus
Luck, 68Todd Shipyards Corp. v. The City of
Athens, 443Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. v.
Retla Steamship Co., 297Tomlinson v. Hewett, 163Torvanger, Quaker Oats Co. v. M/V, 312Totten v. United States, 527The City of Towas, 441Trans-Asiatic Oil Ltd v. Apex Oil Co., 107Transatlantic Marine Claims Agency, Inc.
v. M/V “OOCL Inspiration”, 298Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Vessel Sam
Houston, 322–323Trawler Racer, Inc., Mitchell v., 115, 204,
211, 213–214The Trenton, 67–69Trico Marine Operators, Inc. v. Dow
Chemical Co., 409Trident Crusader, United States v., 445The Troop, 163Tucker v. Alexandroff, 50, 52The Tungus, 131, 260, 265, 267, 278–280
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Twenty Grand Offshore, Inc. v. WestIndia Carriers, Inc., 371
Union Oil Co. v. Oppen, 118United Barge Co. v. Notre Dame Fleeting
& Towing Serv., Inc., 369United Continental Tuna Corp., United
States v., 493United Nations Children’s Fund v. S/S
Nordstern, 428United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v.
Plovidba, 143, 243United States v. Appalachian Electric
Power Co., 19United States v. Atlantic Mutual
Insurance Co. (The Esso Belgium),349, 392
United States v. Carroll Towing Co., 140,143
United States v. Daccarett, 103, 106United States v. Ex-USS Cabot/Dedalo,
401United States v. Georgia, 503United States v. Gonzales, 331United States v. LaBouf Brothers Towing
Co., 450United States v. Locke (Intertanko), 122United States v. Louisiana, 246United States v. Maine, 246United States v. Muniz, 497United States v. Nielson, 375–376United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.,
153–155, 158, 160, 162, 345, 349,352–353, 361, 368
United States v. Swiss American Bank,Ltd., 102
United States v. The Amistad, 420United States v. The Chandon, 451, 454United States v. Trident Crusader, 445United States v. United Continental Tuna
Corp., 493United States v. Varig Airlines, 497–498Urie v. Thompson, 195, 197–198Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.,
212, 214Uzdavines v. Weeks Marine, Inc., 28Vallescura, Schnell v. The, 301–303, 314Vallette Dry Dock Co., Cope v., 25, 409Vana Trading Co. v. S.S. Mette Skou, 303Varig Airlines, United States v., 497–498
Vatican Shrimp Co. v. Solis, 456Vegas v. Compania Anonima Venezolana,
318Vella v. Ford Motor Co., 180Vierling v. Celebrity Cruises, 505Vimar Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. v. M/V
Sky Reefer , 292, 322, 518, 523–524Vincent v. Harvey Well Service, 176Vision Air Flight Service, Inc. v. M/V
National Pride, 323Von Dardel v. U.S.S.R., 507Vreeland, Michigan Central Railroad Co.
v., 270W.C. Dawson & Co., Washington v., 115,
232Wahlstrom v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries,
122Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines,
Inc., 211Walton v. The Neptune, 182Waring v. Clarke, 10–11Warren v. United States, 173, 176, 185Warshauer v. Lloyd Saboudo S.A., 420Washington v. W.C. Dawson & Co., 115,
232Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Gay
Cottons, 461Weaver v. Hollywood Casino-Aurora,
Inc., 46Welch v. Texas Department of Highways,
503Wemhoener Pressen v. Ceres Marine
Terminals, Inc., 286Wesermunde, State Establishment for
Agricultural Product Trading v. M/V,519–520
The West Point, 505Western Fuel Co. v. Garcia, 133The Western Maid, 428Westinghouse Credit Corp. v. O/S
Dorothy Claire, 446Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. M/V
“Leslie Lykes”, 304–306Westway Coffee Corp. v. M.V. Netuno,
295White v. Sabatino, 47Whitman v. Miles, 180–181Wiggins v. United States, 496
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Wilander, McDermott International, Inc.v., 24, 217–218, 220–221, 225
Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman’s Fund In-surance Co., 115, 132, 134–135, 477,480–482, 486–487
Willcox, Peck & Hughes v. AmericanSmelting & Refining Co., 388
The William Leishear, 441, 444Williams v. Long Island Railroad Co., 188Wills v. Amerada Hess Corp., 344Wilmington Trust v. U.S. District Court,
91Windsor Mount Joy Mutual Insurance
Co. v. Giragosian, 486Winter Storm Shipping, Ltd. v. TPI, 103,
106–107The Wordsworth, 389Workman v. New York City, 505World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v.
Woodson, 94Wuerttembergische v. M/V Stuttgart
Express, 322The Yaka, Reed v., 245, 334, 427Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. Calhoun,
44, 133–135, 267, 276, 280Yang Machine Tool Co. v. Sea-Land
Service, Inc., 323The Yankee Blade, 430The Yarmouth Castle, 468Yates v. United States, 497Young v. Players Lake Charles, L.L.C., 47Younger v. Harris, 527Zambrano v.
Moore-McCormack Lines, 176Zicherman v. Korean Air Lines Co., 273Zim Israel Navigation Co. v. 3-D
Imports, Inc., 381, 392Zipfel v. Halliburton Co., 534ZP Chandon, 451, 453
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Preface
Studying the admiralty field—the field of marine casualties and transactions—ne-cessitates inquiry into issues ranging across much of the basic law school curriculum, in-cluding civil procedure, comparative law, conflicts of laws, constitutional law, contracts,creditors’ rights, environmental law, federal courts, insurance, international law, legisla-tion, products liability, property, remedies, torts, and workers’ compensation.
We do not claim that our book provides the opportunity to teach all of these subjects.But we have tried to select cases with an eye to maximizing the admiralty course’s po-tential for integrating the knowledge the students will have gained from their other courses.In Section I-F’s Thorsteinsson opinion, for example, U.S. law’s commitment to the re-quirement of physical arrest of the vessel in in rem proceedings as an essential element ofdue process came into sharp conflict with our country’s strong regard for the necessity andwisdom of recognizing the judgments of other countries’ courts. For another example, seeAqua Stoli in Section I-G-10, in which a traditional admiralty procedure collides in a dra-matic way with modern banking practices. A third good example of what we think of ascross-cutting cases is Section II-A’s Brotherhood opinion, in which Judge Posner gives alucid demonstration of the usefulness of the Learned Hand negligence formula (the B<PL?inquiry) in the context of a widely-publicized accident in Milwaukee’s harbor.
In editing the cases and supplementing them with textual material, we have used thefollowing signals: Omitted text is signaled by three asterisks. Inserted text is enclosed inbrackets. Omitted citations are signaled by empty brackets. Our own editorial footnotesto the opinions are labeled as such. (Otherwise, footnote numbers in opinions are thecourts’ original numbers.) Cross-references within the book refer to the chapter number,the section number, and the sub-section (if any). Thus “Section II-A” means chapter II,section A, and “Section I-G-10” means chapter I, section G, subsection 10.
Because this is a teaching book and not a case reporter, we have made some changesto the opinions without providing any signal. These include minor changes to the courts’punctuation and typography, correction of obvious spelling errors, and correction of ci-tations and citation form. Unsignaled omissions include the courts’ citations to the record,citations to the opinions below, and the courts’ footnotes. Occasionally, we found that ourediting of an opinion required moving one of the court’s footnotes. When we did that,we left the footnote number intact but did not signal the change of position.
Finally, we would like to thank Meg Daniel for her dedication and hard work in tak-ing responsibility for the index, which is significantly more comprehensive than in thefirst edition.
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