Legal Opinion
The Ansgar
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 16, 1903No. Nos. 4, 5PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from the District' Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
A collision occurred between the steamship Ansgar and the steam pilot boat Philadelphia, near the Delaware breakwater, upon August 21, 1901, soon after 2 o’clock' in the morning. Both vessels were damaged. The District Court sustained the libel which was filed on behalf of the Philadelphia, and thereupon awarded substantial damages and costs. The cross-libel on behalf of the Ansgar was dismissed. Both decrees were based upon the finding that “the Ansgar was solely at fault, her fault consisting in not stopping her way in time, so that the pilot might be put aboard with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The " City of Washington."Supreme Court of the United States · 1875
- The 'Coty of Washington.'Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Van Pelt v. The AlaskaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1886
- Pelt v. The AlaskaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1887
3Cited by1 opinion
- The PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1917