Olympia v. Sherman
District Court, E.D. Michigan
In Admiralty. Libel in rem by the owners and insurers of the schooner John Sherman against the steamer Olympia for collision. Libel dismissed.
1Opinion of the Court
Swan, District Judge.
This suit is brought by the owner and insurers of the schooner John Sherman to recover for the loss of that vessel, which was sunk by collision with the steamer Olympia, in the Detroit river, about 4 o’clock p. m. of May 8, 1891. The Sherman was in tow and next astern of the steamer Lowell, which had also in-tow, astern of the Sherman, the schooner Roberts. The Lowell and her consort, all lumber laden, were bound from Cheboygan, Mich., to Toledo, Ohio, and were running about eight miles per hour at the time of the collision. Their course down the river took them well on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Losee v. . BuchananNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad v. HuntleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
- Morris v. PlattSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1864
- Brown v. MarshallMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
- The Mabey and CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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- The CampanelloDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1917
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