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POSTAL S.S. CORP. v. EL ISLEO

No. 73.

308 U.S. 378 (1940)

POSTAL STEAMSHIP CORP. v. EL ISLEO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 2, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John Co. Crawley, with whom Mr. Earle Farwell was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Chauncey I. Clark, with whom Mr. Burton H. White was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

The steamer Eastern Glade, owned by petitioner, collided with the steamer El Isleo, owned by respondent, in the waters of Baltimore harbor. Each owner filed a libel against the vessel of the other. The District Court found that the Eastern Glade was solely at fault (20 F.Supp. 373) and decrees dismissing petitioner's suit and awarding damages to respondent were affirmed...

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