Bunge Corp. v. M/V Furness Bridge

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1977-09-02

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SIMPSON, Circuit Judge: Bunge Corporation, a wharf owner, brought suit in rem against the M/V Furness Bridge and in personam against her owner, Furness Withy and Co., for damage which the vessel inflicted upon a mooring *793 dolphin while attempting to berth at the wharf. * The district court held that the negligence of bo…

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