The Pierrepont
District Court, N.D. New York
In Admiralty. These libels were filed by the Union Insurance Company and the Marine Insurance Company against the steamer Pierrepont, to recover damages for injuries received by the schooner Ellsworth while being towed by the steamer. The libelants, having policies of insurance upon the schooner, paid the amount of damages to her owners, and were subro-gated to their rights.
1Opinion of the CourtCoxe, J.
Ón June 16, 1888, .the schooner Ellsworth, loaded with stone and drawing about 13 feet of water, was taken in tow by the Pierre-pont at' the quarry dock, Grindstone islan’d, St. Lawrence river, bound .for Chicago. While passing through what is known as the “Middle Channel ” between Grindstone island and Seven Pine island, the schooner struck a sharp pinnacle rock, and was injured. This rock was 450 feet from Seven Pine island, the point which occasioned the injury being about 11 feet from the surface of the water. If the accident occurred in the regular channel,- where no obstruction was…
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