Legal Opinion
United States v. Valldemosa S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 1947No. 256, Docket 20579PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The Valldemosa Steamship Company, Ltd. appeals from a decree, entered upon two libels consolidated into one suit, arising out of the collision of its steamship, “Valldemosa,” and the “Woodrow Wilson,” owned by the United States, in which the “Valldemosa” was held solely at fault. The collision occurred' at about 2:54 A. M. on May 11, 1944-, in a fog so dense that it was described as leaving a visibility of only 200 or 300 feet. Two convoys, aggregating 110 vessels, had gathered on the 10th some distance to the southeast of New York Harbor; the “Valldemosa” was in one,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The UmbriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The NacoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Lie v. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- The Silver PalmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Nederlandsch Americaansche Stoomvart Maatschappy v. The LepantoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1884
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Socony Vacuum Transp. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- In re North Atlantic Transport Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1948