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    The United States Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision to exonerate Captain Fish and his fishing boat Nancy from all responsibility for a collision between Nancy and the motor yacht Lizanne. The appellate court found that the district judge correctly applied legal principles to factual findings that were not clearly erroneous. Therefore, the appeal was denied.

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    Filed: 1970-03-06 Precedential Status: Precedential Citations: 420 F.2d 1380 Docket: 13709

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    James J. Gillin v. F/v Nancy, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem and William H. Fish, as Owner of the F/v Nancy, in Personam, 420 F.2d 1380, 4th Cir. (1970)

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    The United States Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision to exonerate Captain Fish and his fishing boat Nancy from all responsibility for a collision between Nancy and the motor yacht Lizanne. The appellate court found that the district judge correctly applied legal principles to factual findings that were not clearly erroneous. Therefore, the appeal was denied.

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    James J. Gillin v. F/V Nancy, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem and William H. Fish, As Owner of The F/V Nancy, in Personam, 420 F.2d 1380, 4th Cir. (1970)

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    420 F.

    2d 1380

    James J. GILLIN, Appellant,


    v.
    F/V NANCY, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., in rem and
    William H. Fish, as owner of the F/V Nancy, in
    personam, Appellees.
    No. 13709.

    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.


    Argued March 2, 1970.
    Decided March 6, 1970.

    Hugh S. Meredith, Norfolk, Va. (J. Davis Reed, III, and Vandeventer,
    Black, Meredith & Martin, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellant.
    Daniel Hartnett, Accomac, Va. (Henry L. Carter and Ayres & Hartnett,
    Accomac, Va., on the brief), for appellees.
    Before WINTER, CRAVEN and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:

    The district judge exonerated Captain Fish and his fishing boat Nancy from all
    responsibility for the collision between Nancy and motor yacht Lizanne. Since
    he applied correct principles of law to findings of fact that are not clearly
    erroneous the appeal is

    Affirmed.

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