Legal Opinion
United States v. the Australia Star
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 9, 1949No. 69, Docket 21097PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This complex litigation results from a collision in the Caribbean Sea, about 150 miles northeast of Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, between the S.S.Hiudoo and the S.S, Australia Star on the night of September 9, 1944. The former, owned by the United States and escorted by the PC-616, a United States naval craft, was proceeding, blacked out, at a speed of 10 knots on a course 108° true, bound to Cartagena, Columbia; the latter, owned by Frederick Leyland & Co., Ltd., and unescorted, was proceeding at a speed of 15 knots on a course 237° true toward Cristobal. The Australia…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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