Eldridge v. Culkin
District Court, S.D. New York
. In Admiralty. Libel by Albert B. Eldridge, owner of the steam tug A. C. Nickerson, against the schooner Rose Culkin, for collision. Cross libel by Catharine A. Culkin, owner of the Culkin, against the Nickerson. Immediately after the filing of the libel against the Culkin,' her owner gave a stipulation for $3,500 as the agreed value of the vessel, and thereafter repaired and used her in voyages between New York and Rockaway.
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. In Admiralty. Libel by Albert B. Eldridge, owner of the steam tug A. C. Nickerson, against the schooner Rose Culkin, for collision. Cross libel by Catharine A. Culkin, owner of the Culkin, against the Nickerson. Immediately after the filing of the libel against the Culkin,' her owner gave a stipulation for $3,500 as the agreed value of the vessel, and thereafter repaired and used her in voyages between New York and Rockaway. Subsequently her owner filed a petition for limitation of liability, and offered to surrender the vessel.
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, District Judge.
Between 3:30 and 4 p. m. of October 27, 1891, as the schooner “Rose Culkin” bound down the bay from the Erie Railroad dock at Jersey City, was approaching Ellis island, she came in collision with the steam tug Nickerson, striking with her stem the port side of the tug at an angle of from five to eight points. Both received damages, for which the above libel and cross libel were filed. The wind was blowing such a gale from the northwest, or west northwest, that a lighter came down to the westward of the schooner sailing under bare poles. The schooner was light, about 74…
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