The Herm
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk; Edmund Waddill, Jr., Judge. Fibel by E. Andersen, as master of the steamship Herm, against W. T. Reed, master of the barge R. W. McDonald, and others, for damages arising from collision. From a decree holding libelant solely at fault, libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
On the evening of January 6, 1918, the Norwegian steamship Herm was moored on the north side of the Chesapeake & Ohio coal pier No. 12 at Newport News. Another steamer, moored ahead at the same dock, took up so much space that the Herm extended beyond the pier 35 to 40 feet. A Holland steamer, moored on the south side, extended about the same distance beyond the pier. Several days before, at different times, the barges McDonald, Coastwise, and No. 19 had anchored about a quarter of a mile below the pier. Owing to the unusual severity of the weather, the ice in Norfolk…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The SapphireSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Cushing v. Owners of the Ship John FraserSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Union Steamship Co. v. New York & Virginia Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1861
- The Mabey and CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The City of NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1920
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