Thomassen v. Whitwell
District Court, E.D. New York
[This was a libel in personam by Jens Thomassen and Julius Smith, owners of the Norwegian hark Daphne, against Mark Whit-well & Co., owners of the British steamship Great Western, for damages sustained by the hark in a collision with the steamship. The case was first heard upon application to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, on account of all parties being aliens. The application was denied. Case No. 13.928.]
1Opinion of the Court
BENEDICT, District Judge.
This is an action in personam, brought against the defendant as an owner of the steamship Great Western by the owners of the bark Daphne, to recover for injuries done to the bark Daphne by a collision with the Great Western that occurred on the 24th day of March, 1S74. The evidence as to the circumstances under which the Great Western collided with the Daphne has left no room to contend that the accident arose from any other cause than the negligence of the Great Western, and accordingly no attempt has been made to dispute the liability of the defendant. The question…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Thommasen v. WhitwillU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1882
3Cited by7 opinions
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- In re the Long Island North Shore Passenger & Freight Transportation Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1881
- Rundell v. La Campagnie Generale TransatlantiqueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1900
- The James McGeeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- The MiddlesexDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1916
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