Willard
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in admiralty for collision by Michael Blasius and Nicholas Blasius, owners of the steamer Seneca, against the steam tug Daniel Willard; the Pennsylvania Coal Company, claimant. From a decree holding both vessels in fault, libelants appeal.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in admiralty for collision by Michael Blasius and Nicholas Blasius, owners of the steamer Seneca, against the steam tug Daniel Willard; the Pennsylvania Coal Company, claimant. From a decree holding both vessels in fault, libelants appeal. On appeal from a decree of the District Court for the Southern District of New York holding the steam tug Daniel Willard and the steamer Seneca jointly in fault for a collision which occurred in the North River about 150 feet'northeast of the corner of the…
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The District Court held both the Willard and the Seneca liable. The Willard has not appealed. The only question,»therefore, is—was the Seneca also guilty of negligence? The District Judge found her liable for going out of the slip at too great a rate of speed so that when the vessels saw each other they were only about 200 feet apart and in a position where collision was in*113evitable. The Scandinavian Pier is a covered structure about 1,000 feet long. It is impossible for a vessel passing out along this structure to see a vessel approaching from the south until the bow of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of New York v. New York & E. R. Ferry Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
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- The SamsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937