Legal Opinion
WEYERHAEUSER STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 2, 1959No. 27359PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROCHE, District Judge.
This is an action by libelant, owner of the F. E. Weyerhaeuser, brought under the provisions of Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 781 et seq., against respondent, owner of the Pacific, for damages sustained by the Weyerhaeuser in a collision between the two vessels. Cross-libel by respondent for damages suffered by the Pacific.
At 5:30 P.M. on September 8, 1955, the Weyerhaeuser, a steel “Liberty” type cargo vessel 441 feet long with a gross tonnage of 7,218 tons, and the Pacific, a steel hopper dredge of 837 tons and 180 feet in length, collided approximately one and…
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- The Ernest H. MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
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