Saratoga
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Admiralty. Suit by the owners of the steamship Saratoga against the steamship Taunton, and cross-libel against the Saratoga. Decree against the Saratoga alone.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
These cross-libels seek to •determine the liability for a collision that occurred on the Delaware river shortly before 8 o’clock in the morning of June 17, 1907, between the steamships Taunton and Saratoga. There is little dispute about the facts, save in one or two particulars.
The Taunton is a British vessel, single screw, of 2,461 registered tons, 350 feet long, and 47 feet beam. She was carrying a full cargo from Calcutta to New York by the way of Philadelphia, and drew 22 ieet 6 inches of water. The Saratoga is an American vessel, twin screw, 430 feet long,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The UmbriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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- The AustraliaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1903
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- The CaddyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1903
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