Legal Opinion
Harris v. The Whitney
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 2, 1897PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Admiralty. Collision.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The above libel and cross libel arose out of a collision which took place in a dense fog- at about 4 p. m. *1002on June 26, 1894, near the Pollock Rip lightship, whereby the steamship H. M. Whitney, bound from Boston to New York, struck the sea barge Shamokin, and. caused her to sink in a few minutes, resulting in a total loss of the barge and her cargo.
The Shamokin was a large barge, 186 feet long by 36 feet beam, with a carrying capacity of 1,450 tons. She was loaded with coal and was employed in transportation between Philadelphia and Boston. At the time of the collision…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hardy v. The RaleighU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1890
- Moore v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1891
- The SylphU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1857
- Hardy v. The RaleighDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1890
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