Boyer v. The Connecticut

This is an action to recover of the steam-boat Connecticut damages resulting from tlie careening, on the 26th of June, 1889, of the lighter Vigil, lying outside the steamer Sardonian, at the lower side of South Third street pier, in the East river, loaded with sugar, whereby the deck-load of the lighter was thrown into the water, causing a loss of some $20,000. The libelant charges his loss to negligent navigation of the steam-boat Connecticut, in that she passed too near to the pier, and at an improper rate of speed, and thereby created an extraordinary and dangerous swell, which caused this…