Bruce v. Debuse Barras Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1958
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
January 1965
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on The Oregon · Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. Tolson · The Clarita and the Clara · The "Virginia Ehrman" · William Cushing v. The Owners of the Ship John Fraser
Most-quoted passages
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““* * * None of the cited cases go so far as to require the use of radar on a small boat on a clear night.” (Emphasis supplied)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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