Friend v. Hughes
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
This was a lihel in rem against the tag Albert N. Hughes to recover damages caused by a collision of her tow with the schooner Lottie K. Friend.
1Opinion of the Court
BUTLER, District Judge.
The suit is for damages from a collision in the Delaware Bay, September 21, 1890. The libelant was at anchor, and is admitted to have been free of fault. The respondent was passing down, towing the schooner “Lawrence” astern, by a long hawser. The latter* was heavy, and going with the tide responded tardily to her helm,—-requiring two men at the wheel. A short distance above the libelant, and a little eastward, a small vessel was lying at anchor; and another a little further eastward was getting under way. These small vessels the tug and her tow passed safely. The tug…
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- The Albert N. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899