Armstrong v. Barrow Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Three libels were filed to recover damages arising from a collision which happened about 10 p. m., Seiitember 26, 1891, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 80 miles to the eastward of Sandy Hook, between the steamship Circassia and the schooner Daylight. The first two actions were brought by the owners of the respective vessels to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by each.
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Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Three libels were filed to recover damages arising from a collision which happened about 10 p. m., Seiitember 26, 1891, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 80 miles to the eastward of Sandy Hook, between the steamship Circassia and the schooner Daylight. The first two actions were brought by the owners of the respective vessels to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by each. The third action was brought against both vessels by the shipper of a quantity of apples on board the Circassia, claimed to…
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The opinion of the district judge is exhaustive, and sets forth in detail the movements of the respective vessels. Inasmuch as there is less dispute than usual on this branch of the case; and the appellant’s argument practically charges error in the findings of fact only in those particulars which relate to the position of the schooner’s forestay sail, it is unnecessary to discuss the testimony in detail. The schooner was sailing on the port tack, on a course of about S. W., with the wind two points abaft the beam. The wind was light to moderate, estimated by her…
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