City of Philadelphia v. Gavagnin
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from tbe District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was a libel by Dominico Gavagnin, master of the bark Giovanni, against the city of Philadelphia, for damages for a collision alleged to have been caused by negligence of a tug owned by the city. The district court rendered a decree for libelant The city appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
GREEN, District Judge.
This is an appeal from the decree of the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. It appears from the record that the Italian bark Giovanni was anchored near the breakwater in the Delaware river on the 7th of February, 1893, in the proper place for the anchorage *618of vessels, and outside the usual course of ships passing to and from the sea at that point, and while lying at anchor, without apparent fault on her part, she was run into by the ship Standard and seriously injured. The Standard had left the port of Philadelphia that day in…
2Cited by16 opinions
- State Docks Commission v. BarnesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Intagliata v. Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co.California Supreme Court · 1945
- Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1970
- Brigham v. LuckenbachDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1905
- General Petroleum Corp. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.