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THE HARRISBURG

119 U.S. 199 (1886)

THE HARRISBURG.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 15, 1886.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas Hart, Jr., for appellant.

Mr. Henry Flanders for appellees.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, after making the foregoing statement of the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The question to be decided presents itself in three aspects, which may be stated as follows:

1. Can a suit in admiralty be maintained in the courts of the United States to recover damages for the death of a human being on the high seas, or waters navigable from the sea, caused by negligence, in the absence...

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