Legal Opinion
Page v. United States
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 20, 1952No. 1874PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
This case presents the unusual situation in which the owners of a vessel in distress, having sought and received the aid of the Coast Guard, now seek to hold the United States for the loss of their vessel.' They allege incompetence and negligence on the part of the crew aboard the Coast Guard vessel which answered their call for help.
The scene of this disaster is treacherous Lake Pontchartrain. Libelants were the owners of the auxiliary sloop Duchess, a 24-foot cabin sloop equipped with a four horsepower Kermath auxiliary engine. On October 17, 1948 the Duchess…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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