Legal Opinion
Dutton v. The Express
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine
Decided September 15, 1871No. Case No. 4,209PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Circuit Justice.
Masters of vessels are selected and appointed by the owners, and the owners are responsible that the master is qualified for the situation. Vested as the owners are with the power of appointment, they are under obligations to employ persons possessing reasonable skill and judgment in the performance of their duties, but they do not contract that they shall possess such qualities in an extraordinary degree, nor arc they insurers that the masters, in any given emergency, shall do what after the event others may think would have been best, if it appear that they…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- Vessel Owners' Towing Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
- Export Coal Co. v. KeyserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1893
- The Annie WilliamsDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1884
- Douglas v. The Pres. BriarlyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1884