Demaria v. Compagnie Générale Transatlantique

HUNT, Circuit Judge.

The suit arose out of a collision between the Diamond and the Indiana on the evening of April 13, 1925, in a calm sea about 22 miles south of San Pedro, Cal. The collision resulted in the sinking of the Diamond, with loss of supplies, equipment, and personal effects of appellant and the crew.

*924The Diamond was a gas screw fishing boat, 72 feet long, 17 feet beam, and carried a crew of nine men. The Indiana is a steamer over 420 feet long. At the time of the collision, the Indiana was proceeding northerly along the coast of California. Her cargo consisted of approximately…