Legal Opinion
Woodbury v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 25, 1948No. 1354PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
This is a libel in personam in admiralty under the Public Vessels Act, 43 Stat. 1112, 46 U.S.C.A. § 781 et seq.
Findings of Fact.
1. On the morning of May 9, 1946, the fishing vessel, Ariel, owned by the libellant and being in all respect seaworthy and properly equipped and carrying a radio was engaged in dragging for fish in Ipswich Bay off the coast of Massachusetts. The weather was fair, the sea smooth, and the visibility clear. Several other fishing vessels were in the vicinity.
2. The area in which the Ariel was engaged had been designated by United States Coast and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Belden v. ChaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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