Legal Opinion
Hertz v. Consolidated Fisheries, Inc. The Crescent No. 2
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1954No. 13496_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
On the morning of June 4, 1950, a calm, clear day, appellee’s 55.8-foot fishing vessel Crescent collided with and sank appellant’s 36-foot gas screw Diana Claire five miles northeast of the Faral-lone Islands off the coast of California. The Crescent suffered no appreciable damage. Prior to the collision the Diana Claire was proceeding southeasterly on automatic pilot at her maximum speed of approximately eight knots and was unencumbered. The Crescent was going in a westerly direction at two knots fishing with a dragnet astern weighing about 5,000 pounds plus the weight of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Brown v. DoeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- United States v. WoodburyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
- Stockton Sand & Crushed Rock Co. v. BundensenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945
- Linvog v. BrazilCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- La Interamericana, S. A. v. The NarcoDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1956
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- McKeel v. SchroederDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1963