The Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by Gustav Claude, master and part owner of the steamship La Flandre, and as bailee of her cargo, against the steam pilot boat Philadelphia.
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
This controversy grows out of a collision. The place was just outside of the Overfalls Lightship at the entrance to Delaware Bay. The time was about 2:30 o’clock p. m. on May 9, 1915. The weather was clear, the sea smooth, with no wind to hamper the proper handling of either vessel, plenty of sea room in which to maneuver, and no vessels or other obstructions to interfere. From such a very general outline statement the fact of collision would suggest some unexpected and unforeseen happening or fault in the handling of one or both vessels. If to this outline is added…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The 'Coty of Washington.'Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Pelt v. The AlaskaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1887
- The AnsgarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1903