Dixilyn Drilling Corp. v. Crescent Co., 372 U.S. 697 (1963)

Name: Dixilyn Drilling Corp. v. Crescent Co., 372 U.S. 697 (1963) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Dixilyn Drilling Corp. v. Crescent Towing & Salvage Co.

No. 297

Argued March 21, 1963
Decided April 15, 1963
372 U.S. 697

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

The holding of Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp., 349 U.S. 85, and Boston Metals Co. v. The Winding Gulf, 349 U.S. 122, that a towboat owner may not validly contract against liability for its own negligence is reaffirmed. Pp. 697-698.

303 F.2d 237 reversed.

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