Legal Opinion
Vessel Judith Lee Rose, Inc. v. the American Oil Screw Vessel Clipper
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 23, 1959No. 58-7PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
On the afternoon of July 23, 1956, some 20 miles off the southwest coast of Newfoundland, the dr agger Clipper, under the command of Captain Norte, while fishing alone, suffered damage to her clutch beyond her ability to repair. The sea was calm; there was no wind, and the weather, present and prospective, was good. The nearest repair facilities were at Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The Clipper established radio-telephone contact with a tow-boat there, who declined to come out except on a straight salvage basis. This meant “buying the boat back,” as one witness put it,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. Indian Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- The Emanuel StavroudisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1927
- Nicodemisen v. O/S/F/V DartmouthDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1957
- The Angie & FlorenceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1948
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McLINN v. FJORDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Churchill v. F/V FjordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Star Towing Company v. Barge Org-6504District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- Clifford v. M/V ISLANDERDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1983
- Nicastro v. the Gas Screw Peggy B.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1959