Legal Opinion
The El Valle
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 9, 1928No. 170PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
On the afternoon of January 15, 1924, at 3:37 p. m., the single screw steamship El Valle left her berth at pier 48 on the New York side of the Hudson river. She proceeded out at half speed and on emerging from the pier put her helm hard astarboard in order to make her turn and proceed down the river and out to sea. When she had cleared the dock, she stopped her engines, at 3 :40, to let a north-bound tow consisting of a tug and covered barge which was on her port side and going up the river pass ahead of her. At 3:41, the El Valle went full speed ahead for one…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The ServiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- La LorraineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Harris v. TracyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1895
- The BridgetonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
- The StandardDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1885
3Cited by4 opinions
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