Legal Opinion
Powell v. Steam-Tug Willie
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 20, 1880PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the Court
Choate, D. J.
This is a libel to recover, against the steam-tug Willie, the value of the cargo of the canal-boat Nightingale, alleged to have been lost through the negligence and unskilfulness of those in charge of the Willie, which had the canal-boat in tow. The Nightingale was loaded with coal, and was taken in tow by the Willie at New Brunswick, N. J., on the tenth day of October, 1873, to be towed to the Montclair railroad bridge, in the Hackensack river. At that time there was, and for a short time before had been, a landing *96place for canal-boats laden with coal on the south side of said…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Carleton v. Franconia Iron & Steel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- The Angelina CorningU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1867
- The AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1872
3Cited by3 opinions
- Waldie v. Steers Sand & Gravel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Vessel Owners' Towing Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
- Waldie v. Steers Sand & Gravel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945