In re Keansburg Steamboat Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Petition in admiralty by the Keansburg Steamboat Company, as owner of the steamboat Keansburg, for limitation of liability. From a decree holding the boat liable for an injury to passengers, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
June 8, 1916, the Keansburg Steamboat Company filed this petition to limit its liability for claims made against it by two passengers for personal injuries and at the same time denied liability therefor. The steamboat was appraised at $10,000, with pending freight of $195, and the petitioner gave a stipulation for value in the aggregate amount.
June 20, 1915, at about 7:50 p. m., the steamboat, with her full complement of passengers, left her wharf at Keansburg, N. J., on one of her regular trips to New York City. Her starboard side' was made fast to the wharf. The forward…
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