Legal Opinion
Diesel Tanker F. A. Verdon, Inc. v. Stakeboat No. 2
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 19, 1965No. 220, Docket 28549PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLUMENFELD, District Judge:
These two appeals briefed and argued together present a problem of applying the same principles of admiralty law to opposing sides of the same controversy. The owners of two ships each brought a libel against the other and the two actions wex'e consolidated for trial below. The owners of the tanker F. A. Verdón and the Stakeboat No. 2 each contended that the other’s vessel was solely responsible for a collision which occurred in Red Hook Flats, New York Harbor, during the night of June 15, 1960.
The District Judge concluded that the collision was caused by negligent…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Cushing v. Owners of the Ship John FraserSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- The "Clara."Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
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- Moran Scow Corporation v. SS BOSTONDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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