Legal Opinion
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 17, 1955No. 238, Docket 22425PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, Circuit Judge.
The Goldshell has moved for a rehearing because of testimony in that part of the record that was not printed, and that we therefore did not have before us: i. e., that she was moving only as fast as was necessary to keep steerage-way. Though we were to accept this as true, it would not be an excuse for exceeding “moderate speed” as we defined it in our original opinion: the command is imperative.1 We do not read The Ludvig Holberg, 157 U.S. 60, 67, 68, 15 S.Ct. 477, 39 L.Ed. 620, as modifying this interpretation of the term; in that case the ship was indeed moving at no…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The NacoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- The Ludvig HolbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The ManchionealCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Afran Transport Co. v. The BergechiefCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Afran Transport Co. v. The Motor Tanker BergechiefDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Limited of London, England, Owner of the Goldshell, Libellant-Appellee-Petitioner v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellant-Respondent. United States of America, as Owner of the White Plains, Cross-Libellant-Appellant-Respondent v. The Goldshell, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Etc., Cross-Respondent-Appellee-PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Oil Transfer Corp. v. Westchester Ferry Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Afran Transport Co., Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. The Bergechief, Her Engines, Etc., A/s Sneffon, Appellant-Cross-Appellee. A/s Sneffon, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. The Burgan, Her Engines, Etc., and Afran Transport Company, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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