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Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States, 324 U.S. 215 (1945)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States, 324 U.S. 215 (1945)
Canadian Aviator, Limited v. United States No. 279 Argued January 5, 1945 Decided February 26, 1945 324 U.S. 215
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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The Public Vessels Act provides that "a libel in personam in admiralty may be brought against the United States . . . for damages caused by a public vessel of the United States . . ."
Held:
1. The remedy afforded by the Act is not confined to cases where the public vessel is the "physical instrument" by which the "physical damage" is done. P. 222.
2. Damage "caused by a public vessel" embraces damage resulting from negligence of personnel in the operation of the vessel. P. 224.
3. The Osceola, 189 U.S. 158; The Vera Cruz, No. 2, 9 L.R., Prob.Div. 96 [1884]; Dobson v. United States, 27 F.2d 807, and O’Neal v. United States, 11 F.2d 869, distinguished. P. 225.
4. The Act authorizes the courts to apply principles of in rem, as well as in personam, liability in admiralty, even though it denies a maritime lien, which is in accord with the broad purpose of the Act as evidenced in its legislative history. P. 227.
5. A complaint alleging that, while following directly astern of a public vessel as ordered by Naval authorities, complainant’s vessel was damaged when it struck a submerged wreck, and that the accident resulted solely from the negligence of the public vessel and its crew, stated a cause of action under the Act. P. 228.
142 F.2d 709 reversed.
Certiorari, 323 U.S. 688, to review a judgment affirming the dismissal of a libel, 52 F.Supp. 211, under the Public Vessels Act.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States, 324 U.S. 215 (1945) in 324 U.S. 215 324 U.S. 216. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V2AXAXVNSVLFT38.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States, 324 U.S. 215 (1945), in 324 U.S. 215, page 324 U.S. 216. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V2AXAXVNSVLFT38.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States, 324 U.S. 215 (1945). cited in 1945, 324 U.S. 215, pp.324 U.S. 216. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V2AXAXVNSVLFT38.
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