Legal Opinion
In re the United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 8, 1957No. 3827; No. 3875PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
On July 7, 1954, the YFNX-6, a wooden-hulled Navy barge, under tow of the U. S. S. Bannock, foundex-ed and sank in the middle of Delaware Bay. Eight days later the Nora V, a wooden-hulled fishing vessel, filled with water and capsized immediately after striking an unseen object in the bay four miles west of the wreck. Claimants — the owner and operator of the Nora V, her surviving passengers, and the personal representatives of three passengers who lost their lives — contend that the Nora Y was caused to sink by striking debris which had floated free from the wrecked…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Houston v. Republican Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Ruback v. . McCleary, Wallin CrouseNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Seaboard Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Rederi Ab/disaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- William Clyde Mason v. Lynch Brothers Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In the Matter of the Complaint of Nautilus Motor Tanker Co., Ltd. As Owner of the M/t Bt Nautilus for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Nautilus Motor Tanker Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Orange Beach Water, Sewer & Fire Protection Authority v. M/V AlvaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Gosnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Duhon v. Koch Exploration Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1986
- Orange Beach Water, Sewer And Fire Protection Authority v. M/V AlvaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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