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THE HORNBY CASTLE

No. 5429.

30 F.2d 675 (1929)

THE HORNBY CASTLE. HOWE et al. v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 13, 1929.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. C. Hughes, of Galveston, Tex. (Lockhart, Hughes & Lockhart, of Galveston, Tex., and Bigham, Englar & Jones, of New York City, on the brief), for appellants.

H. M. Holden, U. S. Atty., and Howell Ward, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Houston, Tex.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

The steamships Cody and Hornby Castle collided in the Houston ship channel. Libels were brought to recover for the damage to each ship and to the cargo of the Hornby Castle. The district judge held that the Hornby Castle was solely at fault, and entered a decree against it for all damage sustained by the Cody. The libels for damage to the Hornby Castle and its cargo were dismissed.

The collision occurred at the lower end of a bend in...

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