Legal Opinion
Gerardo v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 14, 1951No. 25081, 25083, 25123, 25266, 25267, 25312, 25413, 25428PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, District Judge.
Libelants, heirs of several seamen and two work-a-ways on board the Clarksdale Victory, seek to recover damages against respondent for the negligent operation of the ill-fated vessel. On November 24, 1947,. the Clarksdale Victory ran on the reefs off of Hippa Island; Queen Charlotte Group, B. C. There were but four survivors.
At the lengthy trial, evidence established the fact that the vessel left Alaska on November 22, 1947. On the morning of November 23, it set a course of 132° and shortly thereafter altered such course to 134° at Hinchinbrook. The navigating officer…
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- Berry v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1930
- Gibbs v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1950
- Belzoni Hardwood Lumber Co. v. LangfordMississippi Supreme Court · 1921
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- Igneri v. CIE. De Transports OceaniquesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- McDonald v. the Barge 204District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1961
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