PORT LINE v. UNITED STATES

No. 186, Docket 21589.

181 F.2d 365 (1950)

PORT LINE, Limited, v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. PORT LINE, Limited.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving H. Saypol, U. S. Atty., New York City, Max Taylor, New York City, for appellant.

Reid, Cunningham & Freehill, New York City, Herbert P. Reid, New York City, for appellee.

Before L. HAND, Chief Judge, and SWAN and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


L. HAND, Chief Judge.

The United States appeals from a decree in the admiralty, holding solely liable its tanker, Julesburg, for a collision between her and the ship, Port Adelaide, owned by the Port Line, Ld. The collision took place on the afternoon of February 1, 1944, in New York harbor about 1000 feet below the Quarantine Station dock, and near the shore. The Port Line, Ld., filed a libel against the United States under...

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