Legal Opinion
Bank Line, Ltd. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 16, 1947No. Docket 20681PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The libellant, Bank Line, owner of the British Steamship Shirrabank, filed two libels, one against the United States as owner of naval escort vessel P.C. 472, P.C. 473, P.C. 475 and P.C. 481, and the other against the United States, as owner of the Lookout Mountain and the naval escort vessels, and also against the Dutch Government and the master of the Dutch Steamer Winsum. The libels were to recover damages to the Shirrabank arising out of a collision with the Steamer Lookout Mountain.
On February 9, 1944 the libellant’s Steamship Shirrabank was proceeding in…
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