Legal Opinion
Adams v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 19, 1921No. 1858PublishedCited by 1 opinion
In Admiralty. Libel by Henry W. Adams and others against the United States.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a case of collision on the high seas between the Shipping Board steamer Rake Elsah and the Canadian schooner John M. Wood. It occurred between 3 and 4 a. m. on May 23, 1920, about 13 miles off the southeast coast of Nova Scotia, in the vicinity of Little Hope Island. The schooner went down; her crew were saved. There was a fog at the time, and the case presents the various issues which usually arise in such accidents.
[1,2] The steamer’s lookout was posted on the bridge, about 100 feet ait the stem. He could perfectly well have stood on the forward deck; and he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The SagamoreCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
- Hendry v. Ocean Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1896
- The New LondonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- The Robert M. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
3Cited by1 opinion
- Eymard v. The Bonnie RuthDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1954