PURATICH v. UNITED STATES

No. 9915.

126 F.2d 914 (1942)

PURATICH v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 1, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Hasket Derby, Joseph C. Sharp, James A. Quinby, Lloyd M. Tweedt, and Derby, Sharp, Quinby & Tweedt, all of San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Frank J. Hennessy, U. S. Atty., and Esther B. Phillips, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before WILBUR, GARRECHT, and HEALY, Circuit Judges.


HEALY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, owner of the fishing boat Lone Eagle, filed a libel against the United States, as owner of the destroyer Crosby, to recover damages for the loss of the Lone Eagle in a collision with the Crosby. The Crosby was undamaged. The court, concluding that the collision was the sole fault of the Lone Eagle, dismissed the libel. On the trial the fault of the fishing vessel was admitted, so that the only question here concerns the right of her...

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