Prince v. Eastern Steamship Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by plaintiff. This is an action on the case to recover for injuries to the plaintiff’s person and property resulting from a collision between the plaintiff’s motor boat, Carolyn, and the defendant’s steamer, City of Rockland, which occurred about 7.15 in the evening of September 21, 1909, on the Kennebec River, near the City of Bath. Plea, the general issue. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
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On exceptions by plaintiff. This is an action on the case to recover for injuries to the plaintiff’s person and property resulting from a collision between the plaintiff’s motor boat, Carolyn, and the defendant’s steamer, City of Rockland, which occurred about 7.15 in the evening of September 21, 1909, on the Kennebec River, near the City of Bath. Plea, the general issue. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff excepted to several rulings of the presiding Justice during the trial. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
This case comes up on the plaintiff’s exceptions to the rulings and charge of the presiding Justice. It is an action on the case for injuries to the plaintiff’s person and property resulting from a collision between the plaintiff’s motor boat, 'Carolyn, an open launch 23 feet in length and 6 feet beam, and without any pilot house, and the defendant’s steamer, City of Rockland, a vessel of 274 feet in length, 38-J feet beam,, and of the burthen of 1696 gross tons:
The collision occurred at about 7.15 in the evening of September 21, 1909, on the Kennebec River abreast the southerly end of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The LivingstoneDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1898
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