Legal Opinion
The Ocean Spray
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 21, 1902No. 12,109PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit by the owners of the schooner Ocean Spray for limitation of liability.
1Opinion of the Court
DE HAVEN, District Judge.
This proceeding was commenced by certain owners of the schooner Ocean Spray, in which they ask for a limitation of their liability upon the claim of William Silveira for damages in the event that the court shall find that they are liable on account of such claim, and which liability they deny. The claim of Silveira is based upon the alleged negligence of the owners of the Ocean Spray in failing to provide her with safe and sound reefing tackle, by reason of which he alleges he sustained injuries while in the performance of his duties as a seaman upon that schooner. It…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Steamship Co. v. MountSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Silveira v. IversenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
- Gleason v. DuffyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
- The S. A. McCaulleyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1899
3Cited by5 opinions
- Larsen v. Northland Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- The LottaDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1907
- The City of BostonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1906
- Northland Transp. Co. v. LarsenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933
- The Fort BraggDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1933