Legal Opinion
South Carolina State Highway Department v. United States
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided June 15, 1948No. Civil Action 1787PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARING, District Judge.
The above entitled cause is brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. A. § 931 et seq., and is based upon a collision of the Nicaragua Victory, a vessel owned by the United States, with a bridge spanning the Cooper River in Charleston Harbor. The ship was anchored above the bridge and as a result of a heavy wind storm and ebbing tide dragged her anchor and drifted into the bridge, knocking out several spans. The bridge at that time was operating under a toll collection system, and suit was brought against the United States to recover damages for the physical…
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