Legal Opinion
The Senator Sullivan
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 10, 1902PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
The above actions involve a collision between the four-masted schooner Senator Sullivan and the steamer Tallahassee; the former bound for New York, and the latter for Savannah. The collision occurred on November 4, 1899, at about 9:40 p. m„ off Seagirt, N. J. The night was dark and clear; the sea was smooth, with a fresh breeze blowing from a westerly direction, *177as more particularly noticed hereafter. The schooner’s claim is that she was sailing with a fair wind on the port tack, heading N. by E., with proper side lights, a man on the lookout, another .at the helm, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Maser v. The Laura V. RoseDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1886
- Hall v. AleneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1897
- Hall v. The AleneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1896
- Reed v. The PortiaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- The TallahasseeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903