The John I. Clark
District Court, E.D. Virginia
"In Admiralty. Suit for collision by J. F. Burns, master of the gasoline sloop William M. Brittain, against the steam tug John I. Clark. Decree for libelant for half damages. On the morning of the 6th of February, 1912, about 10 o’clock, the gasoline sloop William M, Brittain was in collision with the steam tug John I. Clark, in the waters of the Elizabeth river, in front of the northernmost pier of the Norfolk & Western Railway at Lambert’s Point, Norfolk, Ya.
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"In Admiralty. Suit for collision by J. F. Burns, master of the gasoline sloop William M. Brittain, against the steam tug John I. Clark. Decree for libelant for half damages. On the morning of the 6th of February, 1912, about 10 o’clock, the gasoline sloop William M, Brittain was in collision with the steam tug John I. Clark, in the waters of the Elizabeth river, in front of the northernmost pier of the Norfolk & Western Railway at Lambert’s Point, Norfolk, Ya. The Brittain was 44 feet in length, 13 feet in breadth, 3 feet in depth, and about 10 tons burden, loaded with 15 tons of guano,…
1Opinion of the CourtWaddill, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Without going into a general discussion of the several faults alleged by the respective parties one against the other, as accounting for the collision, the conclusion reached by the court is that, having due regard to all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including especially the nearness with which the sloop was navigating to the piers, the width, of,.the slip out of which the tug came, the distance the tug could have seen and did see the sloop, the condition of the weather, the tide at the time, the size of the two crafts, and the speed at which…
2Cited by1 opinion
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