Legal Opinion
The Fort St. George
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1927PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The libel and cross-libel here were filed to recover damages arising out of a collision between the Olympic and the Fort St. George, off Pier 59, in the North Eiver, on March 22, 1924. It was the last of the flood tide, the weather was clear, and all conditions most satisfactory for harbor navigation.
The Olympic, with one tug on her port bow, had just backed out into the stream, preparatory to entering upon her voyage, and the Fort St. George was coming down the river to go out to sea. Before the Olympic had got straightened around to go down the river, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The ServiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The John RuggeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
- The LexingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- La LorraineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
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