The Ariadne
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York. This was an appeal in admiralty from the decree of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York; the case being one arising from a collision between the steamer Ariadue and the brig William Edwards, and the questions being purely questions of fact.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
stated the case, and delivered the opinion of the court.
The collision, which is the subject of this appeal, occurred in the night of the 13th of December, 1865, off the Jersey coast, about twelve miles from Barnegat, and eight miles from land. The brig was on a voyage from Havre to New York. The wind was north-northeast. The brig was on her port tack, with her starboard side to the steamer, and going at the rate of four or five miles an hour. She was sailing closehauled, as near as she could lie to the wind, and heading west-northwest or northwest. The steamer was bound from New York to New…
2Cited by134 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The Max MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Bensch v. Estate of UmarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2021
- Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- The" Sunnyside"Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
129 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.