Legal Opinion
Casco Bay Lines v. The Laura
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 29, 1948No. 28PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, District Judge.
This is a suit in Admiralty brought by the owners of the passenger steamship Maquoit to recover damages sustained by The Maquoit on the morning of August 11, 1945, as a result of a collision claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the scow Laura in Portland Harbor, Maine. The sole issues to be determined are whether both vessels were at fault or only one.
In the course of trial, the Court recessed in order to view that part of the harbor and the piers, the area where the collision occurred.
The Maquoit is a passenger steamer, eighty-five feet in length, ten…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Supply No. 4Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Dent v. The FanwoodDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1894
- Bouchard Transp. Co. v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1945
- The James P. McGuirlDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1915
- The John I. ClarkDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1912
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