Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. Tawes

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

On February 17, 1935, the appellant’s steam vessel Wisconsin was grounded while navigating the Panama Canal in charge of appellee as pilot. The Governor of the Panama Canal, the Panama Canal, and the pilot were sued in the District Court of the Canal Zone to recover the cost of re-floating her, but the Governor and the Panama Canal were held not subject to suit. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. Governor of Panama Canal et al., 5 Cir., 90 F.2d 225. The case went to trial against the pilot only as an action at law for negligence, and the jury found for the defendant.…