The" Sterling" and The" Equator"
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. , The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
This was a suit in admiralty against the ship “ Sterling ” and tow-boat “ Equator,” for damages sustained by the bark “ Sif ” in a collision. Both the ship and tow-boat were found to be in fault, and they were condemned in solido for the whole amount of the' loss. From a decree to that effect this appeal was taken.
It is conceded that upon the facts found the owners of the “ Sif ” are entitled to a decree against the ship and the towboat, as both were in fault. The well-established rule in such cases- is to apportion the damages equally between the two offending vessels, the right being…
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