Legal Opinion
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 1, 1963No. 65PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
In September of 1955 the United States Army Dredge Pacific and the petitioner’s vessel F. E. Weyerhaeuser were in a collision off the Oregon coast. To recover for its resultant damages the petitioner brought this action against the United States under the Public Vessels Act. A cross-libel was filed, and the District Court after a hearing found that the collision had occurred through the mutual fault of both vessels. Applying the settled admiralty rule of divided damages, the court held that each party was entitled to recover from the other one-half of its provable damages and court costs. 174…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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