Owners of the Gen. Geary v. The George W. Childs
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
This was a libel by the owners of the sloop Gen. Geary against the tng George W. Childs and the schooner W. C. Tanner, to recover damages resulting from a collision.
1Opinion of the Court
BUTLER, District Judge.
On the night of November 11, 1892, as the sloop passed down the Delaware river, near Chester, she was run into by the schooner, then in charge of the tug, and with her cargo was sunk. The night was clear, without moon, and the tide ebb.
The material questions raised are: Were the sloop’s lights up? and was either the schooner or tug in fault? As respects the first, the testimony is conflicting, and irreconcilable. After a careful examination of it, my judgment is against the sloop. The clear weight of the testimony justifies a conclusion that her lights were not up.
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