Simpson's Patent Dry-Dock Co. v. Atlantic & E. S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
The appellant undertook to dock at Boston the steamship belonging to the libelant, for the purpose oí permitting repairs to be made of damages which had occurred during her voyage. She was of iron, 400 feet long, and of 4,904 gross tons, and therefore large and heavy. The owner of the dock was, of course, bound to use reasonable care in docking her; and, under tin* circumstances, in view of her size and weight, “reasonable care” means a dock in suitable condition, and very great diligence and skill. Mather v. Rillston, 156 U. S. 391, 15 Sup. Ct. 464, 39 L. Ed. 464;…
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Mather v. RillstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Pearce v. Old Colony Steamboat Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1899
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