Lewis v. Trant
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of tlie United States for the District of Massachusetts. These were two libels against the steamship Philadelphian (William H. Trant, claimant) for damages from a collision between said steamship and the schooner Lizzie Williams,—one by A. S. Letvis and others, members of the crew of said schooner, and Joseph Wrelch, also on board the schooner at the time of the collision, for loss of personal effects, and other damages; the other by Otis H.…
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Appeal from the District Court of tlie United States for the District of Massachusetts. These were two libels against the steamship Philadelphian (William H. Trant, claimant) for damages from a collision between said steamship and the schooner Lizzie Williams,—one by A. S. Letvis and others, members of the crew of said schooner, and Joseph Wrelch, also on board the schooner at the time of the collision, for loss of personal effects, and other damages; the other by Otis H. Wiley and others, owners of said schooner, for loss of the vessel, and other damages. The collision occurred in Boston…
1Per curiam
Upon careful examination .of the evidence, as presented by the record of these cases, and full consideration of the able argument for the appellants, the court perceives no error in the conclusion of the district judge. The testimony in behalf of the steamer comes from intelligent witnesses, who were in position to know fully the measures taken to avoid a collision, in respect to which they testify, and shows that every precaution required of those navigating the steamer, for the avoidance of the collision, was promptly exercised. The failure of witnesses looking on from remote points, or…
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- Bank of Ravenswood v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1906
- Jacobsen v. Dalles, P. & A. Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- The EuropaDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1902