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279 F. 899

Docket No. 159.

The Alexander McDougall

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided January 26, 1922.)

Second Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1922-01-26

Libel in admiralty by the Hanna Transit Company against the steamer Alexander McDougall and the barge W. Le Baron Jenney; the Pittsburgh Steamship Company, claimant. Decree for respondent (279 Fed. 893), and libelant appeals.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1921

1 district ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on Hanna Transit Co. v. Pittsburgh S. S. Co.

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Affirmed · Decided 1922-01-26

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¶1Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of New York.

¶2Libel in admiralty by the Hanna Transit Company against the steamer Alexander McDougall and the barge W. Le Baron Jenney; the Pittsburgh Steamship Company, claimant. Decree for respondent (279 Fed. 893), and libelant appeals.

¶3Affirmed.

¶4*900Goulder, White & Garry, of Cleveland, Ohio (Harvey D. Goulder, of Clevelsnd, Ohio, of counsel), for appellant.

¶5Kelley & Cottrell, of Cleveland, Ohio, for respondents.

¶6Before HOUGH, MANTON, and MAYBE, Circuit Judges.

¶7PEE CURIAM.

¶8The facts have been fully and ably considered in the opinic n of Hazel, District Judge, 279 Fed. 895. On consideration of the record we believe that that opinion sufficiently shows that libelant has not shown by a fair preponderance of evidence that tiie grounding of its steamer was caused b 7 any negligence on the part of the vessels proceeded against, or either of them. ' .

¶9Deer.ee affirmed, with costs

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