In re Piper Aden Goodall Co.

DE HAVEN, District Judge.

On March 17, 1897, the American steamer Sunol, owned by the petitioner herein, and engaged in carrying freight and passengers between San Francisco and Vallejo, in this state, came into collision with the bark Olympic in the Bay of San Francisco; and as a result the steamer was thrown upon her side, filled with water, and her cargo became a total loss. Subsequently she was righted, and her injuries repaired. The petitioner then instituted this proceeding, in which, while denying all liability for any damage by reason of the collision, and consequent loss of the cargo…