Hutchinson v. the Northfield
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
The leading facts in this ease were concurred in by the District Court and by the Circuit Court. Upon a careful review we are of the opinion that the conclusions reached were correct.
The schooner was free from fault, and her owner is confessedly entitled to his damages for her loss.
The misconduct of the Hunter (the tug) is so clearly established that it would be time wasted to illustrate it, and while the absence of fault on the part of the Northfield is a subject of more strenuous contention, we do not find much difficulty on that point.
The charges against her are, that she ran at too great…
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