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UNITED STATES v. EASTERN TRANSP. CO.

No. 400.

59 F.2d 984 (1932)

UNITED STATES v. EASTERN TRANSP. CO. et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

June 13, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick R. Conway, of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Charles R. Hickox, of New York City, and Edward R. Baird, Jr., of Norfolk, Va., for appellees.

Before L. HAND, SWAN, and CHASE, Circuit Judges.

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a decree dismissing on the merits a petition to limit the liability of the United States for damages arising from its ownership of the steamer, "Snug Harbor." That vessel, laden with coal, was sunk in the navigable channel between Montauk Point and Block Island on the night of August 15, 1920. There was a dense fog at the time, and the ship's master had lost his bearings, for in his report of the disaster to the Shipping...

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