The Vera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District: Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Frederic Dodge, Judge. Suits in admiralty for collision by W. Irving Pearce, owner of the schooner Malcolm Baxter, Jr., against the steamship1 Vera, with the steamship Melrose impleaded; by the Dampskibs Actieselskabct International, owner of the Vera, against W. Irving Pearce and others and against the Melrose; and by the New England Coal & Coke Company, owner of the Melrose, against the…
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Appeal from the District: Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Frederic Dodge, Judge. Suits in admiralty for collision by W. Irving Pearce, owner of the schooner Malcolm Baxter, Jr., against the steamship1 Vera, with the steamship Melrose impleaded; by the Dampskibs Actieselskabct International, owner of the Vera, against W. Irving Pearce and others and against the Melrose; and by the New England Coal & Coke Company, owner of the Melrose, against the Vera. Decree (224 Fed. 998) in favor of the Vera against both other vessels, and in favor of the Baxter against the…
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This litigation originated in a collision bel ween the steamship Vera and the steamship Melrose. The Vera was going out light from the wharves of Boston, drawing 8 feet and 7 lucres forward and 8 feet and 5 indies aft. The Melrose was a heavy, coal-laden steamer bound in, drawing 24 feet and 11 indies forward and 25 feet and 8 indies ail. Both were navigating the dredged channel from the upper harbor at Boston to President Roads. This channel was said to have been 800, feet wide, and laid out for a 35-foot depth. The steamers navigated a constant curve, including *370a…
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