Legal Opinion
In re Diesel Tanker A. C. Dodge, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 22, 1960No. 355, Docket 26084PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
On May 25, 1952, at approximately 10:30 P.M., two laden tankers, the Michael and the A. C. Dodge, collided in the Delaware River at a point approximately forty miles south of Philadelphia. The collision caused an explosion aboard the Dodge and that vessel then burst into flames and sank within five minutes. The Michael, although she' sustained great damage, was able to save herself. The collision caused the death of eleven men, including eight of the nine men aboard the Dodge.
On November 24, 1952 appellants, respectively the owner and operator of the Dodge, filed a…
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- The" North Star"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Ozanic v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- The St. JohnsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1900
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- Petition of the Diesel Tanker A. C. Dodge, Inc., Owner of the Motor Vessel A. C. Dodge and Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service, Inc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960