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THE "VIRGINIA EHRMAN" AND THE "AGNESE"

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97 U.S. 309 (1878)

24 L.Ed. 890

THE "VIRGINIA EHRMAN" AND THE "AGNESE."

Supreme Court of United States.

January 7, 1878.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. I. Nevett Steele and Mr. A.A. Strout for the libellants.

Mr. S. Teakle Wallis for the "Virginia Ehrman," and Mr. Charles Marshall for the "Agnese."

MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.

Ship-owners, if their ship is without fault, are entitled in a cause of collision, except where it occurs from inevitable accident, to full compensation for the damage their ship receives, provided it does not exceed the value of the offending vessel and her freight then pending; and the same rule applies where the injury is caused by the joint action of a tug and tow, if it be so alleged in the libel, and it...

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