Legal Opinion
Complaint of B.F.T. No. Two Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1977No. Civ. A. 74-391PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
Judge Learned Hand once wrote:
Masters who choose to divine the purposes of other vessels and keep on, may avoid the charge of overcaution, but they take their chances. If they escape, well and good; if they fail, their owners pay.
A. H. Bull S.S. Co. v. United States, 34 F.2d 614, 616 (2d Cir. 1929). This case attests to the continuing vitality of Judge Hand’s admonition: the facts reveal that sailors continue to take chances and the resolution evidences that their owners continue to pay.
At 0138 on the morning of September 13, 1973, the S.S. Santos, a…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Farrell Lines Inc. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- The WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Alkmeon Naviera, S.A. v. M/V MARINA LCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- In Re Complaint for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability of Shell Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1991
- Cement Division, National Gypsum Company, Reed & Brown, Incorporated, New York Marine Managers, Incorporated v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Jacob Dick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- National Shipping Co. v. Moran Mid-Atlantic Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1996
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