Legal Opinion
Boston Metals Co. v. the Winding Gulf
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1955No. 70PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The petitioner, Boston Metals Company, brought this suit in admiralty against the steam vessel Winding Gulf and her owners to recover for loss of its obsolete destroyer which sank after colliding with the Winding Gulf. The collision occurred while the destroyer was being towed by the tug Peter Moran; the destroyer itself was without power or crew. The owners of the Winding Gulf filed a cross-libel against petitioner, charging that the collision was due to unseaworthiness of the destroyer. After hearings, the District Court found that the collision was due to negligent navigation by the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Boston Metals Co. v. The Winding Gulf the St. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- The St. FrancisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1947
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