Ocean S. S. Co. v. P. Sandford Ross, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. On appeal from a final decree of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York, holding the steamship City of Birmingham solely at fault for the sinking of Dredge No. 7 in the Savannah river on the morning of April 15, 1902. A cross-libel by the Ocean Steamship Company, owner of the 'City of Birmingham, against P. Sandford Boss, Incorporated, owner of the dredge; was…
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Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. On appeal from a final decree of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York, holding the steamship City of Birmingham solely at fault for the sinking of Dredge No. 7 in the Savannah river on the morning of April 15, 1902. A cross-libel by the Ocean Steamship Company, owner of the 'City of Birmingham, against P. Sandford Boss, Incorporated, owner of the dredge; was dismissed. On March 23, 1904, final decree was entered against the City of Birmingham for damages and costs in the sum of…
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The salient facts have been carefully •collected and concisely stated by the district judge. It is unnecessary to repeat them.
The Steamship.
The negligence of the steamship is clearly established. No difficult problem of navigation confronted her. The night was clear, there was no wind, the tide was ebb, a deep navigable channel in the center of the river was free from all obstructions, and to the north of the range line there was good water for more than 400 feet; no vessel was approaching and the lights on the dredge and the range lights on the shore were all set and…
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