Legal Opinion
Burke v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 27, 1951PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a libel for salvage by the master and nine members of the crew of the Pt. Cabrillo. Eighteen other members of of the crew have heretofore settled with respondent. The basic issue is the nature of the salvaging operation and the amount of the award to libelants.
The SS George R. Foole, the salvaged vessel, en route from England to Philadelphia, collided with the tanker SS Silver Peak at about 11:25 P.M. on November 13th, 1945. She sustained a gaping hole in the starboard hull above and below the waterline. Her engine room was flooded and she was rendered…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Waterman SS Corporation v. DeanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. ReadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1918
- Jacobson v. Panama R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
- Texas Co. v. Texas & Gulf S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rickard v. PringleDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- Sobonis v. Steam Tanker National DefenderDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Kimes v. United States the William M. MeredithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Nicholas E. Vernicos Shipping Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Squires v. the Ionian LeaderDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1951
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