Sadowski v. The Tug Gremlin

On Petition for Rehearing

Respondent has filed a petition for a rehearing, contending for the first time that the Mareco violated the Pilot Rules for ■ Inland Waters promulgated by the Coast Guard, formerly known as Inspectors’ Rules and Pilot Rules, by failing to give a signal as she approached the Gremlin. Respondent did not refer to these Rules at the trial nor offer them in evidence, but they are published in the Code of Federal Regulations (1949 Ed.), and this court takes judicial notice of them under 44 U.S.C.A. §§ 307, 311 and note, Exec.Order No. 9930. See 33 C.F.R. 80.01, 13 F.R.…