The Defender
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit by the Barkentine Bahama Company, owner of the barkentine Lahaina, against the tug Defender, the launch Fearless, and the Quinault Lumber Company. Libelant relies upon the following authorities; S. S. Syracuse v. Thos. Langley, 12 Wall. 167, 20 L. Ed. 382; Grand Trunk Ry. Co. of Canada v. Griffin (C. C.) 21 Fed. 733; Tug Margaret v. Chas.
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In Admiralty. Suit by the Barkentine Bahama Company, owner of the barkentine Lahaina, against the tug Defender, the launch Fearless, and the Quinault Lumber Company. Libelant relies upon the following authorities; S. S. Syracuse v. Thos. Langley, 12 Wall. 167, 20 L. Ed. 382; Grand Trunk Ry. Co. of Canada v. Griffin (C. C.) 21 Fed. 733; Tug Margaret v. Chas. S. Bliss, 94 U. S. 493, 24 L. Ed. 146; The Atlas (D. C.) 12 Fed. 798; The W. G. Mason (D. C.) 131 Fed. 632-636; S. S. W. H. Webb, 14 Wall. 406, 20 L. Ed. 774; Sicula Americana Di Navigazione A Vapore v. Dalzell (D. C.) 204 Fed. 697. In…
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
This suit is for decision, after issue joined and evidence taken, upon a libel in rem against the tug Defender and launch Fearless, and in personam against the Quinault Lumber Company, brought to recover damages from the stranding of the barkentine Lahaina, alleged to have been caused' by negligent towing.
In June, 1911, the barkentine was loading a cargo of lumber on Willapa Etarbor, under a charter party between the owner of the vessel and J. J. Moore & Co., of San Francisco. The respondent Quin-ault Lumber Company was furnishing the lumber cargo- contracted to be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Steamer SyracuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- The W. G. MasonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
- The AnthraciteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1909
- Grand Trunk Ry. Co. of Canada v. GriffinUnited States Circuit Court · 1884
- Sicula Americana Di Navigazione A Vapore v. DalzellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1913
3Cited by1 opinion
- Compania de Navegacion, Interior, S. A. v. Fireman's Fund Ins.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1926