Legal Opinion
The Phœnix
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 14, 1905PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit against tug to recover for sinking of tow by floating ice.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
This action was brought by the J. B. King Transportation Company, the owner of barge No. 6, to recover the damages sustained by the barge, and her cargo of about 800 tons of *351sand, from sinking through contact with ice while being towed by the steamtug Phoenix out of the harbor of Hempstead, Long Island, bound to Staten Island, on the night of the 6th of February, 1904.
The libelant alleges negligence in towing the barge through the ice in the harbor when starting on the voyage, contending it was negligent to tow at all in such darkness as prevailed that night and in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Castle v. The PackerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1886
- The M. J. CummingsDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1883
- The James A. WrightDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1869
- The U. S. GrantDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1874
- The R. G. TownsendDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1905
3Cited by5 opinions
- Monk v. Cornell Steamboat Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
- Bradley v. Lehigh Valley R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1906
- Daly v. Pennsylvania R.District Court, E.D. New York · 1919
- Monk v. Cornell Steamboat Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1909
- The PallasDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1920