The Almora

Second Circuit

The Almora

250 F. 1018, 162 C.C.A. 661, 1918 U.S. App. LEXIS 2007

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit·Decided April 24, 1918·No. No. 251·Published

Opinion

E’ER CURIAM.

Decree affirmed with costs.

The opinion of Van Yechten Veeder, District Judge, in) the lower court, was as follows: The evidence leaves no doubt in my mind that the Almora was properly moored, and that no neglect of any reasonable precaution may be attributed to her. She broke loose in a hurricane, at a túne when the wind reached a velocity of 75 miles an hour. It seems to me to be a clear case of inevitable accident The libel is dismissed, without costs.

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E’ER CURIAM.

Decree affirmed with costs.

The opinion of Van Yechten Veeder, District Judge, in) the lower court, was as follows: The evidence leaves no doubt in my mind that the Almora was properly moored, and that no neglect of any reasonable precaution may be attributed to her. She broke loose in a hurricane, at a túne when the wind reached a velocity of 75 miles an hour. It seems to me to be a clear case of inevitable accident The libel is dismissed, without costs.

The Almora, 250 F. 1018, 162 C.C.A. 661, 1918 U.S. App. LEXIS 2007 (2d Cir. 1918).

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