The Lepanto v. Bennett

OPINION BY

JUDGE HUGHES.

A collision occurred between the steamer Lepanto and the schooner C. F. Bronson, 25 miles south of Long island, in the Atlantic ocean, shortly after half-past 12 o’clock on the night of the 22d-23d April, 1890, from which the schooner sustained damages assessed at about $10,000, and the steamer damages claimed to the same amount. Libel was filed in behalf of the schooner, which was answered, and a cross-libel filed. The district court of Maryland decreed for the libelant, the circuit court affirmed that decree, and the case has been appealed to this court.

The collision'…