Legal Opinion
The Sylvan Arrow
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 22, 1939No. 284PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This litigation resulted from a collision between the steamships Sylvan Arrow and Katrina Luckenbach in Ambrose Channel on the night of January 13, 1932. The owner of each vessel filed a libel ■ against the other. The suits were tried together and the Sylvan Arrow was held solely at fault. Her owner, Standard Vacuum Transportation Company, has appealed from a decree dismissing its libel and awarding recovery upon the libel of Luckenbach Steamship Company.
The collision occurred in the upper leg of Ambrose Channel at 11:03 P.M. according to the Luckenbach’s time and at…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The NacoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Lie v. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- The MartelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- The El MonteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1902
- The City of AtlantaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1886
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- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. The Esso CamdenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951