Dady v. Bacon’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““The weather was fine [at the start] and continued so until the end. The steamship's usual speed was from 8 to 9 knots. During the day she made about 7 knots.’ Up to.about 8 o’clock p. m..so,far as.the steamship was advised nothing unusual occurred on the barge, although she was .sheering badly owing, to her lack, of a rudder, but at that time a signal was displayed to the steamship asking her to proceed slowly. The steamship complied with the request and during the night went at the rate of about 2 knots. There is a conflict between the witnesses from the. barge as to her condition at this time, one of three men on board testifying that there were then two feet of water in the hold, and another that the barge was not then leaking seriously. I am inclined to believe the former. There is no dispute between the two witnesses, who have been examined of those on board, that after the signal she leaked badly. During the night, one of her two pumps became choked and useless. By pumping all night with the other she was kept afloat, but when day broke on the morning of the fourth a sign was displayed on the barge, that she would not float more than two or three hours and the men were then taken off by a boat from the steamship. At this time the tow was opposite a point on the coast about half way between the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. The master of the steamship so estimated, and that they were then about 50 miles from the coast and about 90 miles from Cape Henry. Under the circum”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dady v. Bacon

2. ““If the contract was as contended for by the libelant, the respondent would have incurred a liability for expenses considerably in excess of the towage returns. The improbability of such a contract being made in connection with the testimony satisfies me that the respondent’s version of what occurred between the parties should be accepted.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dady v. Bacon