Legal Opinion
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. The Santiago
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 23, 1946No. 255PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
The United States on this appeal some-, what half-heartedly contends that the sinking of the dynamite scow and the damage to the drill-boat resulted solely from the negligence of the Santiago. In the alternative, and more vigorously, it contends that the Santiago was also at fault. We cannot agree with either contention.
The trial judge held that the facts showed a crossing situation. The government on this appeal suggests that it was an overtaking situation. We think it was neither; not a crossing case, because the Dupont was not bound for a pier on the Manhattan side of…
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