The " Galatea."
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Owners of ships appoint the master and employ the crew, and consequently are, as a general rule, held responsible for the conduct of both in the navigation of the vessel.
Exceptions exist to that rule in certain cases; as where the craft is one without sails or steam apparatus, or where the difficulties of the navigation make it necessary to employ a steam-tug, and to turn over the control and navigation of the ship to the master and crew of the latter vessel.
Steam-tugs are usually employed in such cases; but the owners of the ship or other craft do not necessarily, in that event, constitute…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sturgis v. BoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
3Cited by31 opinions
- The ThielbekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- The Chester W. ChapinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1907
- Merchants' & Miners' Transp. Co. v. Norfolk & W. R.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1896
- The GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- Barge Lake Farge Corp. v. S.S. SaxonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
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