The Ocean Queen
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the Southern district of New York.] This was a libel in rem, filed.in the district court, by the owners of the schooner J. L. Darling, and the owners of her cargo, against the steamship Ocean Queen, to recover damages for a collision which occurred between the two vessels at a little after eight o’clock, p. m., on the 12th of January, 1863, some .eight or nine miles off, and southward of, Barnegat light.
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the Southern district of New York.] This was a libel in rem, filed.in the district court, by the owners of the schooner J. L. Darling, and the owners of her cargo, against the steamship Ocean Queen, to recover damages for a collision which occurred between the two vessels at a little after eight o’clock, p. m., on the 12th of January, 1863, some .eight or nine miles off, and southward of, Barnegat light. The steamship was on her way down the coast, on a voyage from New York to Aspinwall. The schooner was on her way from Baltimore to…
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Justice.
I see no ground,
on the proofs, for disturbing the decree in favor of the schooner and her cargo. The only question worthy of notice is that of damages in respect to the cargo. The owners of the cargo claim that they are entitled to the market value of the cargo, consisting of flour, com, and feed, at the port of destination, Providence! or, at least, to the general increased market value that took place between the time of the shipment at Baltimore, and the time of the collision. The court below held, that the damages should be ascertained from the value \of the goods…
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