Legal Opinion
United States v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1961No. 17187PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This ease arises in admiralty upon a libel against the United States, and a cross-libel filed by the United States. The district court thus had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1345 and 1346, and 46 U.S.C.A. § 782. A final decree was entered below, and this court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
On September 8, 1955, appellee’s vessel, the S.S. F. E. Weyerhaeuser, collided with appellant’s vessel, the United States Army dredge Pacific, off the coast of Oregon. The trial court found that both parties were at fault and this finding is not challenged here. The…
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