Legal Opinion
The Doris
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 16, 1901PublishedCited by 1 opinion
In Admiralty. Suit for collision.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
On August 22, 1900, the schooner Florence Shay was passing through Hampton Eoads with the intention of anchoring at the Middle Ground. The tide was flood, and the wind was northeast. The schooner was sailing free, on a W. S. W. course. Shortly previous to 3:30 a. m. the tug Nathan Hale, on a S. W. by W. course, and about 1,500 feet astern, made out the schooner by her form, not by a stern light. About the same time the captain of the schooner saw the tug. Upon seeing the schooner, the master of the tug put his own vessel half a point to starboard, and before the tug…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Riggs v. OrionDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1892
- The AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900
- The N. & W. No. 2District Court, E.D. New York · 1900
- Henderson v. City of St. AugustineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1892
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3Cited by1 opinion
- The Nathan HaleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1902