The Stella
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas; W. Tee Estes, Judge. Libel in admiralty by the Standard (Til Company of New Jersey against the steam tug Si ella, of which D. M. Picton & Co., Inc., was claimant. From a decree dismissing the libel, libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from .a decree dismissing appellant’s libel in rein against the tug Stella. Appellant seeks recovery against the tug for damages sustained in a collision between its steamship, the A. J. Bostwick, and the steamship War Nizam, which occurred in the Port Arthur Canal, below Port Arthur, Tex.
The negligence relied on was the failure of the War Nizam to give way for the Bostwick to pass. The position of the Stella did not contribute to the collision, and its liability, in appellant’s view of the case, depends upon whether it was responsible for the position…
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