City of Hartford
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the southern district of New York. [In admiralty. Libels by Hudson S. Ride-out, owner of tlie schooner Alice S. Oakes, and by Charles Robinson, owner of her cargo, against the steamboat City of Hartford and the steam tug Unit, to recover for a loss sustained by collision.
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the southern district of New York. [In admiralty. Libels by Hudson S. Ride-out, owner of tlie schooner Alice S. Oakes, and by Charles Robinson, owner of her cargo, against the steamboat City of Hartford and the steam tug Unit, to recover for a loss sustained by collision. The district court decreed in favor of libelants against the City of Hartford, ordered a reference to ascertain the damages, and dismissed the libels as to the Unit. See Case No. 2,74S. Prom this decree an appeal was taken to this court.]
1Opinion of the Court
WOODRUFF, Circuit Judge.
I concur fully with the conclusion of the judge of the district court that the City of Hartford [Case No. 2,748] was in fault, and that her fault contributed to the collision which caused the loss sustained by the respective libellants. But I am unable to find that the Unit was without fault therein. Her navigators saw the City of Hartford coming down the river, at such a distance that there was time for whatever manoeuvre, by either or both vessels, was necessary to avoid collision. The direction of the two courses was such, that one of two situations was involved —…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The" City of Hartford" and The" Unit"Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
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