Moore v. The Mary Powell
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In Admiralty. Cross-libels -for damages. On appeal from district court, 31 Fed. Kep. 622. Cross-libels for damages by collision by Harrison B. Moore and others, owners of the barge Philip Sinnott, and by the Mary Powell Steam-Boat Company, owners of the steam-boat Mary Powell. From decrees against the Mary Powell her owners appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLacoMbe, J.
On July 7, 1886, the barge Philip Sinnott lay along the south side of pier foot of Twenty-Fourth street, North river, her bow towards shore, and her stern projecting into the river beyond tbe end of the pier. The extent of this projection is in dispute; the appellants claiming that it was about 16 feet, and the appellees insisting that it did not exceed 9 or 10 feet. In either case it was less than the width of another barge or lighter which at the same time lay across the end of the pier, with her bows pointing down the river. .The width of this other barge — the Anderson — was 23 feet, and…
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