The J. W. Wonson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in admiralty for collision by James P. Stevenson, owner of the steam yacht Osceola, against the steam lighter J. W. Wonson, Leah M. Saville, claimant, with cross-libel against the Osceola. Decree against the Wonson, and her claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
This is a libel and cross-libel in a cause of collision. October 31, 1912, at about 6:30 p. m., the yacht Osceola came into collision with the steam lighter J. W. Wonson in the North River at a point opposite the upper end of the Battery. The bow of the Osceola struck the starboard side of the Wonson about amidships at right angles. The bowsprit of the Osceola was carried over to her starboard side, and she was swung alongside the Wonson, so that both were headed in towards the Battery. The yacht was proceeding from East Twenty-Third street, East River, to Eighty-Sixth…
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