Legal Opinion
The Dixie Sword
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 9, 1944No. Nos. 16496, 16639PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
It was stipulated that the libel and cross-libel suits be consolidated and tried together.
The collision took place in international waters not far from the Ambrose Channel, at about four o’clock on the morning of December 4, 1941. The Dixie Sword, an ocean-going vessel, bound north, was approaching the channel at the same time that the tug, Joseph H. Moran, and her tow of two barges were also proceeding northerly, but on a crossing course. Visibility was greatly restricted owing to a dense fog.
It is the contention of the Dixie Sword that while proceeding slowly she…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Warner Barnes & Co. v. Kokosai Kisen Kabushiki KaishaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- The Silver PalmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Steffens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Deep Sea Hydraulic Dredging Co. v. City of AlexandriaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1887
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