Legal Opinion
Gratsos v. Steamship Moisie Bay
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1961No. 8176PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
On the evening of March 24, 1957, at approximately 2021 hours, during darkness and clear weather, with visibility good, wind moderate and tide ebb, a collision occurred between the Steamships Moisie Bay and Audrey in the vicinity of the approach to the Maryland Pilot Station off Cape Henry, Virginia. In separate libels each vessel charged that the collision was attributable wholly to the fault or negligence of the other. The proceedings were consolidated and the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held the Audrey solely at fault. The facts, as found, and the District Court’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Skibs Aktieselskapet Orenor v. the AudreyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1960
- Patricia Ann Webb and Frances Louise Webb, T/a Webb Bunker Company, of the Oil Screw Dewey v. Charles DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- Morrill v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1937
3Cited by1 opinion
- Constantic G. Gratsos, Owner of the Steamship Audrey, Libellant v. The Steamship Moisie Bay, in Rem, and Gorrisen & Klaveness, A/s, Owner And/or Operator of the Steamship Moisie Bay, in Personam, Skibs Aktieselskapet Orenor, as Owner of the Steamship Moisie Bay, and Tank Ore Corporation, Libellants v. The Steamship Audrey, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Constantine G. Gratsos, Her OwnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961