Legal Opinion
In re Starin
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 9, 1909PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Admiralty. Proceeding by John M. Starin, and by substitution Howard Carroll, Harriet M. Spraker, and Walter J. Peck, as executors of John H. Starin, deceased, as owner of the steamer John H. Starin, for limitation of liability. On exceptions to answer.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
On the night of February 19, 1909, the steamer John Ii. Starin was injured by running upon a breakwater during a storm. In a proceeding to limit the liability of the owners of that vessel, with reference to cargo claimants, a libel was duly filed in this district, alleging, among other things:
“That the disaster to the steamer and the loss and damage to her cargo were in no wise caused by the fault or negligence of the said steamer or her officers or men in charge of her navigation, but were caused solely by the gab' of wind,” etc., and “that the disaster to said…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McGill v. Michigan S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1906
- In re Davidson S. S. Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1904
- The FriDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1905
- In re StarinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1906
3Cited by4 opinions
- The S. S. HewittDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1922
- The MurrellDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1910
- In re Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd BrasileiroDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1925
- The John H. StarinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1909