Legal Opinion
Petition of Clipper Fishing Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 8, 1958PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
This proceeding for exoneration from or limitation of liability arises out of a collision between petitioner’s fishing vessel “Clipper” and claimants’ fishing vessel “Eunice-Lillian”- which sank as a result.
The collision occurred on June 12,1958 approximately 100 miles at sea while the Eunice-Lillian was proceeding from fishing grounds in the Atlantic with a catch of scallops to her home port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and while the Clipper was on her way to the fishing grounds from her home port of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The Clipper was tied…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- New Jersey Barging Corp. v. T. A. D. Jones & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Petition of BackmanDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1954
- In re Southern Steamship Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1955
- In re Baker-Whiteley Towing Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1956
3Cited by5 opinions
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- In re Alamo Chemical Transportation Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
- In re Russell Bros. Towing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- U. S. Coast Guard Vessel CG-95321District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1963