Legal Opinion
United States v. Travis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1947No. 5669PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
O. T. Travis filed a libel in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against1 the United States in which Travis sought .damages for the stranding and sinking of his boat Dorothy Frances.
The District Court was given jurisdiction to hear this cause by virtue of Private Law 47, 57 Statute at Large, Part 2, Chap. 110, p. 666, under the provisions of which the United States of America had consented to be sued upon the cause of action here asserted, upon the same principles and measures of liability as in like cases in admiralty between private…
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- New York Marine Co. v. MulliganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
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