The People Of The State Of California v. The Italian Motorship Ilice

534 F.2d 836 The PEOPLE OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting By and Through the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The ITALIAN MOTORSHIP ILICE, her furniture, tackle, apparel, etc., Defendant and Cross-Appellant, and Navigazione Arenella, Inc., a corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 74-1559, 74-1580. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 5, 1976. 1 D. Thomas McCune (argued), of Lillick, McHose & Charles, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant and cross-appellee. 2 Ronald I. Harrison (argued), Sacramento, Cal., for appellee and cross-appellant.OPINION 3 Before BROWNING and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and SWEIGERT, * District Judge. 4 SWEIGERT, District Judge. NATURE OF THE ACTION 5 Plaintiff, State of California, acting through its Department of Transportation, brought this admiralty action against defendants, the Motor Ship Ilice; Navigazione Arenella, S.p.A., her owner and operator; Captain Leo H. Wuesthoff, her compulsory pilot; and Captain Giuseppe d'Esposito, her master; alleging that the ship collided with the State's Rio Vista Bridge due to the negligence of the defendants, the ship Ilice, and the other defendants in charge of her…