Legal Opinion
The Manhattan
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 27, 1932No. 103PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty for damages arising out of the sinking of the government dredge Manhattan by the tanker Bessemer in a collision which occurred at 2:55 a. m. November 22, 1929, in the lower end of the Bellevue range section of the Delaware river channel, a short distance above Wilmington.
There is no suggestion that the Manhattan was at fault in any particular. The sole question is whether the disaster was caused by the fault of the Bessemer, or was an inevitable accident. The Bessemer’s contention is that her course was governed by an irresistible sheer…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Harrison v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1903
- Queen CityDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1910
- The MendocinoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1929
- The Park CityDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1906
3Cited by10 opinions
- The ManhattanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1935
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- Afran Transport Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- United States v. Charles ZubikCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
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