Legal Opinion
Merrill Trust Co. v. Bradford
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 5, 1974No. 74-1296PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Little purpose would be served in detailing the facts preceding the unfortunate stranding, in the middle of a rainy, foggy night in May, 1970, of the 30-foot ketch, Thalassa, on the westerly side of Lobster Point, near the southwesterly end of Monhegan Island, Maine. The yacht was bound in a general northeasterly direction on an outside run from Plymouth, Massachusetts into Penobscot Bay, a course which led directly by Mon-hegan, and hence to its home port of Camden. The wind was southwest, 15-25 knots; the seas were about four feet, and there were no survivors.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- The Clarita and the ClaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Patterson Terminals, Inc. v. S.S. Johannes FransDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Cranberry Creek Coal Co. v. Red Star Towing & Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- In Re Read's PetitionDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1963
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Teradyne, Inc. v. Teledyne Industries, Inc., Teradyne, Inc. v. Teledyne Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Helen Grenier Lyon, Etc. v. The Ranger III and Gerald J. Costa, Helen Grenier Lyon, Etc. v. The Ranger III and Gerald J. CostaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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