Legal Opinion
United States v. Firth
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1953No. 13524PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
Martin W. Firth, deceased, a work-away aboard the ill-fated public vessel Clarksdale Victory, lost his life when the vessel ran onto the reefs off Hipps Island, Queen Charlotte Group, B. C. The administratrix of the estate of said deceased, as libellant, brought an action against the United States of America pursuant to the provisions of 41 Stat. 525, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq. commonly known as the Suits in Admiralty Act; and pursuant to 43 Stat. 1112, 46 U.S. C.A. § 781 et seq. commonly known as the Public Vessels Act. After trial the District Court awarded libellant the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Civil Aeronautics Board v. American Air Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Buckley v. Oceanic S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
- The TashmooDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1930
- Dick v. United States Lines Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1941
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- United States v. DemkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- White v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1989
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