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 lES MAMIE. 813 �Thb Mamïb. �(District Court, B. D. Miehigan. Januaiy 24, 1881.) 1. Limited Liability Aot— Bteam Pleastibe Yacht Chahtbhbd fob �HiBB. �The owners of a small steam pleasure yacht, engagea in navigating the Detroit river, running in and out of the port of Detroit, hdd, not entitled to the beneflts of the limited liability act, although at the time of the loss, out of which the cause of action arose, she was char- tered to a third person for hire. It is only vessels engaged in what is ordinarily known as maritime commerce, whioh are subject to the provisions of this act, and the facts that they are duly enroUed, licensed, and inspected, and are otherwise subject to the navigation laws of the United States, are immaterial. �In Admiralty. On petition of owners for limitation of lia- bility. �The petition amended set forth^Firsi, that petitioners are and were, at the time of the collision hereinafter mentioned, the sole owners of the steam-yacht Mamie, a vessel enrolled and licensed for the coasting trade, and engaged in com- merce and navigation between ports and places in different States and territories, and foreign countries, upon the great lakes, and the navigable waters Connecting the same.' Second, that on the evening of Jtily e2, 1880, a collision occurrëd in the Detroit river between the Mamie, then on a trip and car- rying passengers from Monroe to Detroit, in the state of Miehi- gan, and the steam-boat Garland, also an enrolled and licensed vessel, and engaged in the same commerce. Third, that in consequence of such collision the Mamie was sunk and became a total wreck, and seventeen passengers were drowned. Fourth, that such collision and loss of life were not caused • by the design or neglect of the petitioners, or either of them, but the same happened, and the loss, damage, injury, and loss of life resultiûg therefrom were occasioned, without the de- sign, neglect, fault, or privity of the petitioners or either of them; wherefore, they claim a limitation of liability as pro- vided in the Eevised Sta, tûtes, and offer to pay into court the value of their interest in the Mamie and her freight/pending ����