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LIVERPOOL NAV. CO. V. BROOKLYN EASTERN DIST. TERMINAL, 251 U. S. 48 (1919)
251 U. S. 48U.S. Supreme Court
Liverpool Nav. Co. v. Brooklyn Eastern Dist. Terminal, 251 U.S. 48 (1919)
Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co. v.
Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal
No. 81
Argued November 14, 1919
Decided December 8, 1919
251 U.S. 48
Syllabus
A steam tug, propelling, lashed to its sides, other vessels of the same owner in pursuit of the owner's business, brought one of them -- a float carrying the cargo -- in collision with libelant's vessel. Held that, under Rev.Stats. §§ 4283-4285, the value of the tug, and not the value of the flotilla, was the limit of their owner's liability. P. 251 U. S. 51.
250 F.1d 21 affirmed. clubjuris
The case is stated in the opinion. clubjuris