Hess, Inc. v. The Arizona

Second Circuit

Hess, Inc. v. The Arizona

242 F.2d 706

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit·Decided February 25, 1957·No. No. 187, Docket 24341·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We affirm on the reasoned findings of fact, conclusions of law, and opinion of Chief Judge Clancy, 149 F.Supp. 733, finding the pier-owner, Hess, Inc., solely responsible for the collision of a tanker with its pier because of its distribution of misleading charts, which failed to disclose shallow water near the pier and thus led to the grounding of the tanker on a shoal and resulting swing into the pier.

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

We affirm on the reasoned findings of fact, conclusions of law, and opinion of Chief Judge Clancy, 149 F.Supp. 733, finding the pier-owner, Hess, Inc., solely responsible for the collision of a tanker with its pier because of its distribution of misleading charts, which failed to disclose shallow water near the pier and thus led to the grounding of the tanker on a shoal and resulting swing into the pier.

Affirmed.

Hess, Inc. v. The Arizona, 242 F.2d 706 (2d Cir. 1957).

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