Legal Opinion
Handy v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 15, 1897No. 194PublishedCited by 25 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
The learned District Judge from whom appeal has been taken in this case, and who found the A. Heaton alone in fault, stated the questions at issue as follows:
“This collision between the two schooners, the City of Augusta and the A. Heaton, occurred off Nausett Light on September 13, 1895, about 1 a. m. The wind was northwest by west, blowing a moderate breeze; and the weather was clear and fine. The City of Augusta was coming up the coast, closehauled, on the port tack, and steering about north. The A. Heaton was coming down the coast on an almost directly opposite…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The Propeller Genesee Chief v. FitzhughSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- O'Reilly v. MorseSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
- Warnock v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- The Apollon.Supreme Court of the United States · 1824
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Eastern S. S. Corp. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1919
- Bank of America v. Loew's International CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Smith v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1910
- Kirby v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- In re Michigan Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1903
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