Legal Opinion
Sternberg Dredging Co. v. Moran Towing & Transp. Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 13, 1952No. 57, Docket 22100PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The opinion 1 in this case states the evidence in detail, together with the substance of what the judge found, and we shall assume an acquaintance with it in What we have to say. The appeal raises three main questions: (1) whether the finding should stand that at 4:30 when the master, Beale, and the first mate, Thompson, went aft with their binoculars, they decided that the dredge was on an even keel; (2) whether, if that finding should not stand, Beale was justified in doing no more than reducing to half speed; (3) whether the tug has the burden of producing evidence…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. GraysonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. BrasileiroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- McInerney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1906
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Laurice v. Cox v. Esso Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Dit La Porte v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- James Matthews v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, SADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
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