The City of Macon
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was an action by William A. McLean, master of the schooner William Jones and the tug Eva Wall, against the steamer City of Macon, to recover damages for collision. There was a decree for libelants (85 Eed. 23(5), and the respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This action was originally brought on to determine the liability for a collision in the Delaware river between the steamship City of Macon and the schooner William Jones, loading with coal, in tow of the tug Eva Wall. It is admitted that the schooner was faultless, and therefore the only question presented relates to the responsibility for the damage caused to her by the collision. The record shows that the schooner William Jones, in tow of the tug Eva Wall, was hauled out of the Greenwich piers on a hawser of ordinary length. There were several vessels anchored on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. MannCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1896
- Clancy v. The Little SilverDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1896
3Cited by4 opinions
- Puratich v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- The CurtinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914
- The Irving S. Olds v. The John M. McKercheyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1946
- Tug New York Co. v. The Robin DoncasterDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955