Legal Opinion
Matton Oil Transfer Corporation v. Dynamic
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 1, 1941No. 99PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
We are presented with the decision of this appeal, involving claims for collision damages in the admiralty, without help from the district judge by way of a finding of facts or conclusions of law. At the end of the trial, the court forthwith stated from the bench: “Decree for the libellant against the Dynamic only. The Cree exonerated. The court finds prima facie evidence of damage, and that is all it has to find, and it will appoint a commissioner to assess damages- only that were caused by this collision on January 17, 1940.” Nothing else approaching a finding appears, though there is a…
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