Jenks
District Court, N.D. New York
In Admiralty. Libel by the owner of the canal boat J. A. Fassett against the steam tug Jonty Jenks to recover for damages occasioned by, careless towing.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
The libelant, as owner of the canal boat J. A. Fassett, brings this action against the steam tug Jonty Jenks to recover for damages to the canal boat occasioned by the careless towing of the tug. On the 4th of November, 1889, the canal boat loaded with lumber was lyiug at the Albany basin lock. The tug undertook to tow her to a point below the lower railroad bridge at Albany, about a mile below the lock. In order to reach the Hudson river from the Erie canal it is necessary to pass through the upper end of the Albany basin and out between two piers, which are about 70…
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- The BrooklynDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1868
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