Legal Opinion
Gatewood v. Sanders
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 24, 1945No. Nos. 5432, 5433PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
These cases involved a libel in admiralty resulting from a collision in Norfolk harbor between the motor vessel “Lillian Anne” and the scow No. 72-H, which was being towed by the tug “Fairwill,” lashed- to the scow’s starboard quarter. The District Court held the “Lillian Anne” to be solely at fault. From this decree the “Lillian Anne” has appealed, while the owner of the scow has' appealed from that portion of the decree which absolved the tug “Fairwill” from blame.
As is so frequent in cases of maritime collisions, there are serious conflicts in the evidence as to almost…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- The GeorgetownDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1905
- Hodges v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- The George L. GarlickDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1898
- The E. LuckenbachCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1899
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