Legal Opinion
American Hawaiian S. S. Co. v. Merriam
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1941No. 4850PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree entered in the United States District Court for *46the District of Maryland, in a libel in admiralty which grew out of a collision between the steamer Hawaiian and the barge Bright. Involved in the libel, though not present at the time of the collision, was the tug Samson. The Bright is a wooden schooner barge 258.3 feet in length, 46.6 feet in beam, and had a draft of 24' 8" forward and 26' 2" aft. The Hawaiian is a single screw cargo steamer 404.5 feet in length, 53 feet in beam, and had a draft of IT 8" forward and 19' 6" aft.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The “Colorado”Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- The PerseveranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- The MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- The RichmondDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1902
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Petition of GoulandrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Theothilatos v. Martin Marine Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. S.S. Soya AtlanticCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Petition of American MARC, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1963
- United States v. HollandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1957
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