The Ruth’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate ·

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1. “where an injury is due to the fault of two vessels, the liability is not joint, but either is answerable to the injured party for the whole damage sustained by him, and he may proceed against one vessel alone, and, if he did not himself contribute to the disaster, may recover judgment for the full amount of his loss.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Empire Seafoods, Inc., Appellant-Appellee v. Carl R. Anderson, Appellees-Appellants. Carl R. Anderson and Gerritt A. Gates, Appellants-Appellees v. Empire Seafoods, Inc., Appellee-Appellant. Cleary Bros. Construction Company, Appellant-Appellee v. Empire Seafoods, Inc., Appellees-Appellants