The Gypsum King
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Admiralty. Libel by Fields S. Pendleton against the steam tug Gypsum King to recover damages for the sinking of a barge while in tow of the tug.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a libel to recover damages for the sinking of the barge Fortuna, which foundered near Mt. Desert Rock in the early morning of May 9, 1920, while in tow of the Gypsum King. The facts are as follows:
The Fortuna was loaded with plaster rock at Chevirie, N. S., for a voyage to Portland, Me. The loading was done as she lay aground at the dock, in what is said, without contradiction, to have been a good mud berth. The loading was finished on the 3d or 4th of May, and the barge was taken out and anchored a few miles down the bay. In taking her out, part of the shoe…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The SyracuseDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1883
- Mason v. The Steam-Tug William MurtaughDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1880
- The BordentownDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1883
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- State Highway & Public Works Commission v. Diamond Steamship Transportation Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1946