Hubbell v. The Hercules
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan
In Admiralty. Libel by Tbomas M. Hubbell and George W. Skeldon against tbe tug Hercules, ber engines, etc., for negligence causing tbe loss of libelant’s dredge while in tow of tbe Hercules. Ike cause was certified to this court because of the disqualification of the district judge.
1Opinion of the Court
TAFT, Circuit Judge.
The libel ia this case was filed to recover the value of a dredge which the master of the tug Itérenles under, took to tow, with a couple of dredge scows, from Au Sable to Port Huron. The dredge was sunk in crossing Saginaw bay, and the libel charges that the sinking was on account of the negligence of those in charge of the tug. The answer of the respondent denies negligence, and the case turns on this issue.
The libel was filed in the district court, but because of the disqualification of Judge Swan, the district judge, who had been of counsel, the case was certified to…
2Cited by1 opinion
- The Lady WimettDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1899