Legal Opinion
Hosford Transp. Co. v. Fairfield S. S. Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1933No. 7164PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals from a decree of the lower court denying the petition of the Hos-ford Transportation Company, appellant, for limitation of liability, according to section.-. 4283 to 4285 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 USCA § 183 et seq.).
The case grows out of a collision between, the towboat Wentworth, owned and operated by the appellant, and the Maine, a seagoing vessel, owned and operated by Fairfield Steamship Corporation. The collision occurred about 7:20 a. m., June 5, 1930, in the Columbia river near Coffin Rock in a fog bank. The steamship…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- La BourgogneSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Norwich Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The LusitaniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1918
- The OneidaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Eldridge v. CulkinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1892
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- The Silver PalmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
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- In re Bloomfield Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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