Murphy Tugboat Co. v. Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co.

Decided March 6, 1979. William W Schwarzer wrote the opinion for the court.

467 F. Supp. 841 · Cited 60 times

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• Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. · 365 U.S. 320
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• Monogram Industries, Inc. v. Sar Industries, Inc. · 64 Cal. App. 3d 692
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• Dauenhauer v. Sullivan · 215 Cal. App. 2d 231
• United States v. Aluminum Co. of America · 148 F.2d 416
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• DuPont Glore Forgan Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 437 F. Supp. 1104
• Deaktor v. Fox Grocery Company · 332 F. Supp. 536
• Berkey Photo, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co. · 457 F. Supp. 404
• Barry v. Legler · 39 F.2d 297
• Chastain v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 401 F. Supp. 151
• Higbie v. Kopy-Kat, Inc. · 391 F. Supp. 808

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