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In re New York Harbor Towboat Co.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided November 30, 1892PublishedCited by 9 opinions

In Admiralty. On exceptions to petition in limitation of liability.

1Opinion of the Court

BROW N. District Judge.

The questions presented arise upon exceptions to a libel and petition of the Yew York Harbor Towboat Company for a limitation of liability upon the alleged claim of Eliza Burns, administratrix. She bad brought suit in one of the state courts, ou tlie 26th. of October last, to recover $5,000 damages against the above-named company, for its alleged negligence in (be navigation of the passenger boat Rosa, thereby causing the death of tier husband, on the 29 Hi of September, 1892. The charge of negligence was that the Rosa, upon returning to Yew York from an excursion on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. The " Scotland"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Providence & New York Steamship Co. v. Hill Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Steamboat Co. v. ChaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1873

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. The LottaDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1907
  2. The HoffmansDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1909
  3. Delaware River Ferry Co. v. AmosDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1910
  4. The DefenderDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1912
  5. The VictoriaDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1924

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