Legal Opinion
The M. J. Cummings
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided July 1, 1883PublishedCited by 13 opinions
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the CourtCoxe, J.
On Saturday, November 4, 1882, the canal-boat Carrie and Cora was lying at Fair Haven, loaded with fruit and vegetables. The cargo was the property of the libelants, and was worth the sum of $9,889.50. Fair Haven is at the head of Little Sodus bay, about a mile and a half from Lake Ontario, and distant from Oswego between 14 and 15 miles. The canal-boat was built in 1871 or 1872, and belonged to the class known as “Oneida lake scows.” Her dimensions were as follows: Length, 98 feet;' beam, 16 feet 8 inches; height, frorh 7 to 9 feet; and her extreme draught, when loaded as she was on the day…
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