The Rescue

20 F. Cas. 554, 2 Sprague 16
CourtDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts
DecidedFebruary 15, 1858
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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The Rescue, 20 F. Cas. 554, 2 Sprague 16 (D. Mass. 1858).

Opinion

SPRAGUE, District Judge,

held that the steamboat was the active power, and the ship the mere passive body, by which the damage was done, and that the proceeding, being in rem, was rightly brought against the steamer, whether she had a pilot on board or not. Decree for the libellants.

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