The Edda
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Suit by the Coastwise Transportation Company, as owner of a schooner, against the steamship Edda, Christopher P. Meidell, claimant, for collision. Decree for respondent, and libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a question of collision in Vineyard Sound between a steamer and a sailing vessel, in the evening, clear, but yet, of course, such as to compel each vessel to rely on the lights within range. The testimony from each is directly contradictory, *437both as to the courses and the lights, without any clear proof from either where the collision occurred. The only two, established propositions are that the steamer was running in a westerly direction, leaving the gas buoy near the eastern end of Hedge Fence on her port, and that the sailing vessel changed her course at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Handy v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1897
- Winsor v. AyerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1906
- Sargent v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1895
- The Annie J. PardeeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1885
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Merchants' & Miners' Transp. Co. v. Nova Scotia S. S. Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1930
- Gezina v. RigginsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- The Gov. AmesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1912