Legal Opinion
The Campania
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1913No. 85PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York; Learned Hand, Judge. Suit in admiralty by William Beard and another against the steamship Campania; , the Cunard Steamship Company, claimant. Decree for respondent, and libelants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
NOYES, Circuit Judge.
[1] The rule is well settled that large steamers navigating the waters of New York Bay must so regulate their speed as not to injure by their swells small craft properly operated. The reason for the rule is pointed out in the opinion of this court in The Majestic, 48 Fed. 730, 1 C. C. A. 78:
“Such waters are not to be appropriated to the exclusive use of any one class of vessels. We do not mean to hold that ocean steamers are to accommodate their movements to craft unfit to navigate the bay, either from • inherent weakness, or overloading, or improper handling, or which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nelson v. The MajesticCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1891
- Ross v. Central R. R. of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1906
- The St. PaulDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1903
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