The William H. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Libel in admiralty by the Standard Oil Company of New York against the steam tug William H. Taylor, of which the Morris & Cum-ings Dredging Company was claimant. From a decree awarding half damages to the libelant, both the libelant and claimant appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
This libel was brought by the libelant against the tug William H. Taylor to recover damages sustained by the libelant’s tug No. IS on the morning of December 31, 1917, resulting from a collision between the No. 15 and the tug Taylor. Both vessels were held at fault, and a decree was entered for half damages against the No. 15.
On this morning, the Taylor left Pier B, Jersey City, bound for the slip between Piers 1 and 2, Hoboken. The weather was extremely *718cold, with a north wind, and the tide was flood. The temperature varied from 2 to 7 degrees below zero. This caused a…
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