BLANCHARD LUMBER CO. v. METCALF

No. 1779.

3 F.2d 768 (1925)

BLANCHARD LUMBER CO. v. METCALF.

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1925.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Goodwin, of Boston, Mass. (Robert R. Duncan and Goodwin, Procter, Field & Hoar, all of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellant.

Foye M. Murphy, of Boston, Mass. (Blodgett, Jones, Burnham & Bingham, of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BINGHAM, JOHNSON, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree awarding $8,900 for damage done to the schooner Susan B. by stranding her on a shoal, known as the Middle Ground, in the River Hebert in Nova Scotia. The decision below is based solely on the court's finding that the captain of the tug furnished by libelee was negligent in taking the schooner out by the port channel when due care required him to go the other side of the shoal.

The Susan B. was a three...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases