Société Anonyme Anversoise de Navigation v. Coastwise Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia; Beverly D. Evans, Judge. Suit in admiralty for collision by the Coastwise Transportation Company, owner of the steamship Hampden, against the steamship Anversoise, the Société Anonyme Anversoise, claimant, with cross suit. Decree in each case in favor of the Hampden, and claimant of the Anversoise appeals.
1Per curiam
The owner of the steamship Hampden libeled the steamship Anversoise’ for damages alleged to have been caused by a collision of the two ships in the Savannah river, while they were proceeding up that stream, each of them on its way to Savannah, with a pilot aboard. The master and the owner of the Anversoise libeled the Hampden for damages sustained by the former as a result of the same collision. The court dismissed the libel against the Hampden, and awarded to its owner the agreed amount of the damages sustained by such owner in consequence of the collision. The evidence was conflicting on…
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