The Hortensius
District Court, S.D. New York
Actions by Franklin P. Eastman and others against the steamship Hortensius and the tug Robert W. Palmer, and by the British & South American Steam Navigation Company, Eimited, against the scow Eastman No. 2 and the tug Robert W. Palmer, to recover for a collision. Libel against the scow dismissed.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
This action was brought by Franklin P. Eastman et al., the owners of scow No. 2, against the steamship Hor-tensius to recover the damages, alleged to have been $8,000, caused by a collision between the scow and the steamer on June 5, 190S, about 10:45 p. m., just above the West Bank. The tide was flood, the wind fresh from the eastward and the weather clear.
The further allegations of the libel are that the scow was bound into New York, after having dumped her load of street sweepings, in tow, on a hawser of about 200 fathoms, of the tug Robert W. Palmer; that the tow was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harris v. Metropolitan S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1898
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wood Towing Corp. v. Paco Tankers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- The PrudenceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1914
- The PrudenceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1923