Baxter v. International Contracting Co.
Baxter v. International Contracting Co.
Opinion of the Court
I find too much doubt as to the facts in this case to warrant a decree for the libelants. I find that 25 fathoms of chain were pot unreasonable for this scow;* and there is no evidence of knowledge of any displacement of the anchor, or imbedding of the chain, if there was any, such as to require the scow to buoy the anchor, which is not required of vessels in ordinary anchorage ground. I am not satisfied of any such fixed imbedding, or displacement, as being a cause of the loss of the propeller. The
Libel dismissed, without costs.
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- BAXTER v. INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTING CO.
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- Published