Legal Opinion
Milton v. The Blue Goose
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1951No. 6180_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Hans G. Milton filed a libel in rem., in a cause of salvage, civil and maritime, against the yacht Blue Goose, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The District Court decided against the claim of libellant, Mil ton, and dismissed the libel. Milton has appealed to us. The opinion of the District Court is reported in 91 F.Supp. 114, 117, 1950 A.M.C. 1162.
The Blue Goose, a schooner yacht about 70 feet long, with an auxiliary Diesel engine of originally 150 horse power, sailed from New York in November, 1949. On board were Norman. Walker,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mason v. Ship BlaireauSupreme Court of the United States · 1804
- Samuel B. Hobart and Others, of the Brig Hope and Cargo v. Andrew Drogan and Others, LibellantsSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
- O'Brien v. The UmattillaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1886
- Milton v. Blue GooseDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1950
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