Legal Opinion
Maryland ex rel. Dawson v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 26, 1925No. 1312PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, District Judge.
On October 10, 1924, William Dawson, without fault on his part, was drowned in the Potomac river by reason of a collision between the skipjack. Kittywink, on which he was a passenger, and the motor vessel Petrolia No. 7. A libel was filed in the name of the state of Maryland, for the use of the widow of the deceased, against the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, owner of the Petrolia, for the payment of damages occasioned by his death.
The accident occurred at 10 p. m. on a calm, clear, moonlight night, in the neighborhood of Indian Head on the Potomae river. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Belden v. ChaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Burley v. Compagnie de Navigation FrancaiseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1912
- The Glendale v. EvichCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1897
- The Edward SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1905
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Henry Du Bois Sons Co. v. A/S Ivarans RederiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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- Southern Transp. Co. v. Dauntless Towing LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Mathieson Chemical Corp. v. SadieDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1950
- Compania Carreto De Navigation v. Tug SagamoreDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
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