Legal Opinion

The Tillie

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York

Decided August 16, 1876PublishedCited by 7 opinions

[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the Eastern district of New York.] In admiralty.

1Opinion of the Court

HUNT, Circuit Justice.

On the evening of March 24th, 1873, the canal-boat John H. Stim, while being towed by the steamer U. S. Grant through Long Island Sound, in an easterly direction, was run into and injured by the steam propeller Tillie. At the time of such injury the boat John H. Stim was the exclusive property of Catharine Madden, wife of the libellant; and the libellant had no ownership or interest in said vessel at the time of said injury, or at the time of commencing this action. At such time, the libellant and his wife were, and ever since have been, residents of the state of New…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. The William F. McRaeDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1885
  2. The LivingstoneDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1898
  3. National Transport Corp. v. Tug AbqaiqCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  4. Phelps v. Steamship City of Panama, Washington Territory1877
  5. Cianciminos Tow & Transportation Co. v. The RippleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1890

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