Stewart v. Rumball
District Court, D. Maine
In Admiralty. Libel by Thomas J. Stewart and others, owners of the schooner Rabboni, against O. P. Rumball and others, owners of the barkentine Nellie 3Í. Rumball, to recover damages for a collision. Cross libel by the latter against the former for the same collision.
1Opinion of the Court
WEBB, District Judge.
Cross libels for damages in a collision between the two-masted schooner Rabboni and the barkentine Nellie E. Rumball, on the morning of October 10, 1888, at a point about midway between Handkerchief lightship and Shovelful lightship.
This collision is attended with more than the ordinary difficulty arising from conflicting testimony. Practically the only important evidence comes from the two captains.' At the time of the affair, each was, and for a long time before had been, on the deck of his vessel. Each admits that he was seasonably notified of the approach of the…
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