Legal Opinion
Red Star Towing & Transportation Co. v. Woodburn
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 7, 1927No. 200PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, CircMt Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Woodburn’s liability seems to us well established. His duty arose as soon as he learned of the wreck, and its liability after a reasonable time in which to take action. The Anna M. Fahy, 153 F. 866 (C. C. A. 2); The Macy, 170 F. 930 (C. C. A. 2). We cannot agree that the phrase “navigable channel” in section 15 of the act of 1899 (chapter 425 [Comp. St. § 9920]) confines that duty to those deeper channels marked by buoys and used by large vessels. After making unlawful the failure of the owner to mark the wreck, the section enacts that, in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The Anna M. FahyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
- The PlymouthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Cornell Steamboat Co. v. P. Sanford Ross, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- The MacyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1909
- Second Pool Coal Co. v. People's Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911
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- United States v. Michael R. RavenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Walter Douglas Nunley v. M/v Dauntless Colocotronis, United States of America and Combi Lines v. Point Landing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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