Legal Opinion
The Bunker Hill
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 7, 1912PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit by Forest Carson against the steamer Bunker Hill. Decree for respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
August 4, 1911, at 1:30 a. m., the steamer Bunker Hill, while on a voyage from New York to Boston, ran ashore in Vineyard Sound. The first pilot was in charge, and went on duty at 1:10 a. m., instead of at midnight, as he should have done. The master had turned in. The libelant, who was one of the pantry-men, testifies that the shock of the stranding threw him out of his berth, which was an upper one, to the floor. The steamer returned to New York, arriving there August 5th, and the libelant was paid off the next day, without making any complaint whatever. No bones were…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- The City of AlexandriaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1883
- The J. F. CardDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1890
- Jansen v. The W. L. WhiteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1885
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