BENTLEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 234.

36 F.2d 1002 (1929)

BENTLEY v. UNITED STATES.

District Court, D. Massachusetts.

December 31, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blodgett, Jones, Burnham & Bingham, of Boston, Mass., for plaintiff.

Frederick H. Tarr, U. S. Atty., and A. Chesley York, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Boston, Mass.


MORTON, District Judge.

This case presents a point of practice in admiralty of some importance. The libelant excepts to the answer upon the ground that, while admitting the collision took place, it does not contain a full account of the manner in which it occurred according to the defendant's contention.

The answer, after categorically admitting or denying the various clauses in the libel, contains a general statement from which it appears that there was collision...

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