THE SILVERPALM

No. 7572.

79 F.2d 598 (1935)

THE SILVERPALM. SILVER LINE, Limited, v. UNITED STATES et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 15, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lillick, Olson, Levy & Geary, Ira S. Lillick, Joseph J. Geary, and Allan E. Charles, all of San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

H. H. McPike, U. S. Atty., and Esther B. Phillips, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal., for appellees.

Before WILBUR, GARRECHT, and DENMAN, Circuit Judges.


DENMAN, Circuit Judge.

On October 24, 1933, the cruiser Chicago, of the United States Navy, and the British motorship Silverpalm, owned and operated by a British corporation, were in collision off the coast of California, in the vicinity of Point Sur, and outside the territorial waters of the United States. Three officers of the cruiser Chicago were killed when the bow of the Silverpalm entered the hull of the Chicago, crushing them in their quarters between decks...

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