Legal Opinion
Canadian Pacific (Bermuda) Limited v. United States of America, Third Party v. P. C. Eldemire, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 12, 1976No. 75-1199PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This case grows out of the grounding of the M/V N. R. CRUMP at “Short Cut Turn” in the St. Johns River, a navigable waterway in Florida, maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The owner of the vessel, Canadian Pacific (Bermuda) Limited [Canadian Pacific], filed this complaint for damages against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq. 1 alleging negligence of the United States acting through the Corps of Engineers in the proper maintenance of the waterway. After a nonjury trial, the District Court found that the…
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