Legal Opinion
The Oregon
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 22, 1918PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Admiralty. Collision between the ferryboat Oregon and the steam lighter Frank Coe. The Frank Coe held at fault.
1Opinion of the Court
LEARNED HAND, District Judge.
This case presents the usual conflict of testimony, without very much by which it may be corrected. Upon the whole the witnesses for the Coe impressed me more favorably than those for the Oregon, yet the difference is not enough to justify a finding based upon their relative credibility. As is common, I can come to a conclusion more certainly by a consideration of the probabilities than by an attempt to apportion the weight to be given to the several oaths of those who appeared.
It is agreed that the Coe remained near the east side of the river until not far below…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Rock Plaster Mfg. Co. v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1923
- Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944