The Thingvalla
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Petition by the Dampsldbsselskabet Thingvalla (Thingvalla SteamShip Company) for limitation of liability for loss caused by collision of the steam-ship Thingvalla with the steam-ship Geiser. Certain insurance companies and others interested in the cargoes lost, caused themselves to be entered as respondents to the petition, and, from a decree in favor of the petitioner, appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Lacombe, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, a Danish corporation, was the owner of two steam-ships, the Geiser and Thingvalla, which collided on the high seas, not far from Sable island, on August 14, 1888. The Geiser sank almost immediately in deep water, the steamer and her cargo being totally lost. The Thingvalla’s bow was smashed in, but, by careful management, she was navigated, stern first, into Halifax, N. S. The petitioner’s interest in the Thingvalla and her pending freight, which was duly appraised at $64,680.66, has been deposited in the district court for the eastern district of New…
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