The Coleraine
District Court, E.D. New York
In Admiralty. Libel by the New York & New Jersey Transportation Company against the steam tugs Coleraine and Nellie Tracy. Damages divided.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
This court has already found that the course pursued by the tugs, and the failure on the part of the tug Coleraine to keep proper watch as to its tow, and as to the conditions of wind and weather affecting the tow, were negligent acts, sufficient to hold both tugs responsible for the accident. It might be possible to differentiate between the tugs, or to hold the Coleraine alone responsible; but inasmuch as the Nellie Tracy shared in the failure to keep a lookout, or profit by what lookout she had, and as both tugs are owned by the same company (the tug Nellie Tracy…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- The Asbury ParkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1906
- The Asbury ParkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Chitty v. M/V VALLEY VOYAGERDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968