The Piedmont
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Jas. M. Morton, Jr., Judge. Suit in admiralty for collision by Lewis Holmes, owner of the schooner Henry D. May, against the tug Piedmont and barge No. 25; the Consolidation Coal Company,, claimant. Decree for libelant, and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DODGE, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a collision between the appellee’s schooner Henry D. May, and the appellant’s barge No. 25, on the morning of October 14, 1913, not more than a mile and a half from Pollock Rip Lightship, in a general direction toward Shovelful. The barge was at the time one of three coal-laden barges, all being towed in line by the appellant’s tug Piedmont, and was the barge following next after the tug. The libel, which claims damages for injuries sustained by the schooner, is brought against both tug and barge.
The collision was in the daytime, and in weather…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- The Anna W.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
- The Mary E. MorseDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1908
- The HelenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1913
- The HelenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1916