The Buckhannon
District Court, S.D. New York
1Opinion of the CourtLearned Hand, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The Ablanset was not in appreciable danger. True, it was necessary to keep away from the Buckhannon when she went up to windward and drifted down the lines. Presumably she was drifting faster (Knight, p. 604), and must be alert not to get too close; but, barring an accident to her engines, there should have been no danger in this. Nor do I take very seriously .the danger she was in of running out of oil. She had enough and to spare to run from the Bermudas to New York after her services were over.
Again, I see no danger to the crew. Perhaps it is fair to…
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