The Helen
District Court, D. New Jersey
In Admiralty. Suit by Charles C. Sparks, as master of the barge Kathleen, against the tug Helen. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
CROSS, District Judge.
The libelant in this case seeks to recover, damages which the barge Kathleen, owned by his wife, but of which he was master, received April 15, 1906, towards evening, in a collision with the schooner Mary E. Morse, in Hampton Roads, at or near Old Point Comfort, Va. The day was clear, and when the accident occurred it was still perfectly light. The tide was ebb, and running about two miles an hour, and the wind fresh, and blowing about eight miles an hour. The tug Helen had in tow the barge Kathleen, with six others, all heavily laden with lumber; the0 injured barge…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The BeeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
- The Admiral SchleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1904
- The GertrudeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1902
- Tooker v. Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1906
- The PlymouthCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911
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