Legal Opinion
United States v. The SS Washington
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1957No. Nos. 7284-7286PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
These are appeals in admiralty cases growing out of the collision between the tanker Washington of the Texas Company and the destroyer Ruchamkin, a vessel of the United States Navy, which occurred in the early morning of November 14, 1952, about 55 miles off the Virginia capes. Libels in rem and in per-sonam were filed by the owners of both vessels against each other, and suits asking damages on account of wrongful death were filed against the Texas Company in behalf of the personal representatives of soldiers aboard the Ruchamkin who were killed by the collision. All of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Sacramento Navigation Co. v. SalzSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- The Eugene F. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- The “Colorado”Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by3 opinions
- De Bardeleben Marine Corp., as Successor in Interest to Blue Stack Towing Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States of America, Owner of the Uss Ruchamkin v. The Ss Washington, Her Engines, Etc., the Texas Company, Etc., United States of America, Owner of the Uss Ruchamkin v. The Texas Company, Owner of the Tanker Washington, Evelyn Eckert, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward James Eckert, Jr., Deceased v. The Texas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. The S.S. Soya AtlanticDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1961