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UNITED STATES v. COMMONWEALTH AND DOMINION LINE, LTD.

No. 21.

278 U.S. 427 (1929)

49 S.Ct. 183

73 L.Ed. 439

UNITED STATES v. COMMONWEALTH AND DOMINION LINE, LTD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 21, 1929.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Farnum, with whom Solicitor General Mitchell, and Messrs. J. Frank Staley and John T. Fowler, Jr., were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Allan B.A. Bradley, with whom Mr. George deF. Lord was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a libel in admiralty against the United States as owner of the steam collier Proteus to recover damages caused by a collision with the libellant's vessel Port Phillip. The District Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals agreed in finding that the Proteus alone was in fault, but the Circuit Court of Appeals modified the decree against the United States by allowing...

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