O'Keefe v. Tice
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District -of New York. This cause comes here upon appeal from a decree of the District Court, Southern District of New York, holding the steam tug Prudence solely in fault for a collision between the schooner William D. Marvel' and the barge Drifton in tow of the tug. The opinion of the District Court is reported 124 Fed. 939.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The schooner was beating into Delaware Bay through the entrance between the Breakwater and Overfalls*359Shoal. The tug was towing three barges tandem out to sea, the Drifton being the last in order, with 200 fathoms of hawser between the tug and the first barge and 150 between the several barges, a total of 500 fathoms of hawser plus the length of the barges. The District Judge has stated the facts very fully, and reference may be had to his opinion for a narrative of what took place as given by both sides. 124 Fed. 939. It is erroneously stated therein that the tide was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Irons v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1891
- The PrudenceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1903