The Esparta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, in Admiralty. The following is the opinion of SAUNDERS, District Judge, in the District Court: This is a suit for damages caused by a collision that took place on October 26, 1905, between the steamship Esparta and the lighthouse tender Magnolia, owned by the libelant, at that time carrying the President of the United States from New Orleans to the mouth of the river. 1. The libel…
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, in Admiralty. The following is the opinion of SAUNDERS, District Judge, in the District Court: This is a suit for damages caused by a collision that took place on October 26, 1905, between the steamship Esparta and the lighthouse tender Magnolia, owned by the libelant, at that time carrying the President of the United States from New Orleans to the mouth of the river. 1. The libel avers that on October 26, 3905, at about 10:50 p. in., the Magnolia, being then properly officered, manned, and equipped in…
1Per curiam
On full consideration of the evidence, we reach the same conclusions as the District Judge, as set forth in his opinion found in the transcript.
The decree of the District Court is affirmed.
2Cited by1 opinion
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