The New York
District Court, N.D. New York
In Admiralty. Libel by owner of canal boat Thomas Carroll alleging negligence in the navigation of the Albany Day Line steamer New York, by which the Carroll was sunk at the Horton dock, a short distance south of New Baltimore, on the west side of the Hudson river. °
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
The rules which the courts have repeatedly laid down for the guidance of large steamers in crowded harbors are hardly applicable to river navigation where the danger *910from collision, swells and suction is greatly reduced. The navigation of the Hudson river is open to all craft and each must exercise due care and caution, having regard to the ordinary conditions which are, or should be, familiar to all river pilots and mariners. A steamer has no right to proceed at a rate of speed dangerous to craft rightfully in the river or properly moored along its banks, but, on the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The DrewDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1884
- The Daniel DrewU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1876
- The MassachusettsDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1878
- The SouthfieldDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1884