Legal Opinion
Ruchamkin
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 17, 1956No. Civ. Nos. 780, 953, 954, 1203, 1217-1222, 1230PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, District Judge.
The U. S. S. Ruchamkin and the tanker Washington, of The Texas Oil Company, collided in the Atlantic about 50 miles off the coast of Virginia, just below Cape Henry, soon after two o’clock on the morning of November 14, 1952, with resulting loss of life and personal injuries as well as damage to both ships. Throughout the night the weather was fair, the sky clear, and the wind light, with a smooth sea. A fast destroyer escort, the Navy ship was joining from the rear a formation of ten other naval vessels moving westwardly in an amphibious operation aimed at the Virginia…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Lind v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- United States v. the Australia StarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Publicover v. Alcoa S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- United States v. The Adrastus Ocean S.S. Co., Limited v. United States. The George WestinghouseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. The SS WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- Panama Transport Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
- United States of America, Owner of the Uss Ruchamkin v. The Ss Washington, Her Engines, Etc., the Texas Company, Etc., United States of America, Owner of the Uss Ruchamkin v. The Texas Company, Owner of the Tanker Washington, Evelyn Eckert, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward James Eckert, Jr., Deceased v. The Texas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. The S.S. Soya AtlanticDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1961