Patterson v. Downer Towing Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit by S'. J. Patterson against the steam tug Downer; the Downer Towing Corporation, claimant. On exceptions to report of special commissioner.
1Opinion of the Court
GARVIN, District Judge.
This is a hearing on exceptions to the report of a special commissioner, who was appointed to determine the amount to be awarded libelant as damages for injuries sustained by his barge Hudson. The commissioner has allowed $700 the price agreed upon at the survey. The boat was actually repaired later, in another way, for a much less sum. If the work called for by the survey had been done, it would have been worth the amount mentioned. The survey was not necessarily conclusive, nor did the commissioner so find; but he has found that the survey was not controverted nor…
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