Legal Opinion
Alexandre v. MacHan
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 3, 1893No. 61PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
147 U.S. 72
13 S.Ct. 211
37 L.Ed. 84
ALEXANDRE et al.
v.
MACHAN et al.
No. 61.
January 3, 1893.
Statement by Mr. Justice BROWN.
This was a libel by the owners of the British barque Helen against the American steamship City of New York for a collision, which occurred on the evening of June 28, 1879, off the New Jersey coast between Barnegat and Absecon, and resulted in the sinking of the Helen, and the total loss of the vessel and cargo. The district court found both vessels to have been in fault, and decreed an apportionment of damages. 15 Fed. Rep. 624. Both parties appealed to the circuit court, by…
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