The Ashley
District Court, E.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by the Phoenix Sand & Gravel Company, as owner of the scow Cherry, against the steam tug Ashley.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
On the evening of June 20, 1911, at about 9 o’clock, the tug Volunteer was proceeding down the East River with two loaded sand scows, the Cherry and Gelt, alongside. The tiig was between the sand scows, which were drawn together slightly toward the bow and were about 100 feet in length, while the tug was some 78 feet long. A third scow had been left at Fourteenth street, Manhattan, and the Volunteer proceeded with the ebb tide down the East River until she passed the point marked “10 St. Buoy,” at a distance of some 200 or 300 feet to the eastward or toward Brooklyn.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The No. 4Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
- The SomervilleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
- The Bay StateDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1907
- The OregonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- The AshleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915