Reilly v. Cornell 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. This cause comes here on appeal from a decree holding respondent liable for damages sustained by the scow Go Ahead in Tompkin’s Cove ■a little way below the Highlands of the Hudson river, after breaking loose from respondent’s tug Primrose, of which she was in tow.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The flotilla, consisting of several vessels, was proceeding up river in tow of respondent’s tugs Crosby and Mead; the Primrose was a helper. About 5 p. m. of November 3d they were off Ver Plank’s Point when the Primrose took off the Go Ahead and another scow, the Blarneystone, which were bound for Tompkin’s Cove on the west side of the river. At the time there was a strong, northeast wind blowing, accompanied by rain and the water was rough. The two scows were light, there is no evidence to show that the wind was blowing more than 20 miles an hour, the tug was of ample…
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