Larsen v. The Myrtle

Libelants, as owners of the schooner Lookout, bring this suit to recover damages sustained by their schooner from a collision *780with the schooner Myrtle, on the waters of Lake Michigan, on the 1st day of June, 1888, charging that the collision came about solely from the negligent management of the Myrtle, while, by the answer, the owners of the Myrtle charge that the collision occurred solely from the fault of those in charge of the Lookout, and they file a cross-libel to recover damages sustained by the Myrtle from the collision. The proof in the case is all from the decks of the two vessels,…