Legal Opinion
Bergher v. General Petroleum Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 23, 1917No. 16153PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit by C. Bergher and others against the General Petroleum Company and others. Decree for libelants.
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLING, District Judge.
On August 1, 1915, the steamer Mills, under charter to respondent General Petroleum Company, became disabled while off the west coast of Mexico because, owing to dirt and water, in her fuel oil, she was unable to make steam. In this condition she drifted with the wind and current at the rate of about a mile an hour until August 5th, when she was picked up by the steamer Francis Planify and towed to San Pedro. During the four days before she was picked up she drifted from a position about 60 miles from shore to a position about 10 miles off shore. On August 1st her…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The RoanokeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1913
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