Legal Opinion
The Bilbster
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 6, 1925No. 269PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
At about 10 a. m. December 27, 1920, below Owl’s Head buoy, in the channel leading to the Narrows in New York Bay, the Stavangaren and Bilbster collided, and libels were filed by each seeking damages resulting from such collision. The weather was hazy, but vessels could see at a distance of a mile or more. The tide was flood, though not running at full strength. The Bilbster was outward bound, and the Stavangaren was bound up the channel. Owl’s Head buoy is on the easterly side of the channel, and marks the turn into the upper bay. The Stavangaren intended to round the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- The JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The GerryDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1908
- The FlorenceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911
- The William P. PalmerDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1919
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