Donnell v. Donnell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. This was a libel by William T. Donnell against the Boston Towboat Company for the sinldng of the schooner Josiah R. Smith in a collision. From the decree of the circuit court, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Circuit Judge.
These are cross appeals from the decree of the district court in the case of William T. Donnell against the Boston Towboat Company, which was a libel to recover damages for a collision between the schooner Josiah B. Smith and the barge Lone Star, in tow of the steamship Orion. Donnell is the managing owner of the schooner, and the libel was brought on behalf of himself and other part owners. Both the steamship and the barge are owned by the defendant, the Boston Towboat Company. The Josiah B. Smith was a three-masted schooner, 178 feet long, 35 feet wide, and 669 tons net…
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