Legal Opinion
British Transport Commission v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1956No. 7102PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
On May 6, 1953, in the very early morning, a collision occurred in the North Sea between the overnight ferry Duke of York (hereinafter called the Duke) owned by the British Transport Commission (hereinafter called the Commission), and the transport Haiti Victory (hereinafter called the Haiti), owned by the United States. Terrific damage was done to the Duke, several persons on the Duke were killed, others were injured and many suffered property damage. The Haiti suffered only minor damages to her bow, amounting to some $60,040.48.
A petition was filed in the United States…
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