Legal Opinion
The Epsilon
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 7, 1873No. Case No. 4,506PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENEDICT, District Judge.
This is a cause of limitation of liability promoted by the owner of the steamer Epsilon. The material facts stated in the libel are as follows:
On the 27th day of May, 1S72, while the steamer Epsilon was engaged in her ordinary and maritime occupation in that arm of the sea known as the Bast river, within the •admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, her boiler exploded, and she was thereby caused to sink immediately.
This accident, the owner insists, was not caused by any negligence or fault on his part, and was without his privity or knowledge,…
2Cited by14 opinions
- Butler v. Boston & Savannah Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Dowling v. Isthmian S.S. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Galveston Dry Dock & Construction Co. v. Standard Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- The GlendolaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- The AlertDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1889
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