Legal Opinion
Puratich v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1942No. 9915PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, owner of the fishing boat Lone Eagle, filed a libel against the United States, as owner of the destroyer Crosby, to recover damages for the loss of the Lone Eagle in a collision with the Crosby. The Crosby was undamaged. The court, concluding that the collision was the sole fault of the Lone Eagle, dismissed the libel. On the trial the fault of the fishing vessel was admitted, so that the only question here concerns the right of her owner to have the loss divided.
The Crosby is a vessel approximately 314 feet in length, with a 35-foot beam and a draft of 12…
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