Legal Opinion
The Surf
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 5, 1915No. 1092PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by Joseph Cabral and others against the steamer Surf. Decree for libelants.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a libel to recover damages for injuries to the fishing schooner Annie E. Perry, caused by a collision with the steam trawler Surf, which occurred near the entrance to Boston Harbor, between 12 and 1 o’clock a. m. on October 20, 1914. It was a clear, starlight night, with no moon. The Perry sank within a few minutes after the collision, but was subsequently raised and repaired.,The Perry was a two-masted fishing vessel of the usual type, about 97 feet long, not equipped with power. She was coming into the port of Boston on the night in question loaded with fish.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Haney v. Baltimore Steam Packet CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1860
- Eastern Dredging Co. v. Winnisimmet Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1908
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