Legal Opinion
The Angelina Corning
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York
Decided February 15, 1867PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In admiralty. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
BENEDICT, District Judge.
This action is brought by John B. Hinckley, the owner of the canal boat Oswego, against the towboat Angelina Corning, to recover $2,455 damages, caused by the sinking of the Os-wego while being towed through the Kills by the Corning, in May, 1867. The Corning was bound from New Brunswick to New York with a tow of five boats arranged in two tiers. The first tier was composed of three boats, the Oswego being the middle one. The other two boats formed the second tier. The tide was flood, and the wind blew freshly from the N. W. After leaving Elizabeth, the tow passed by…
2Cited by4 opinions
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