McLain Line, Inc. v. Great Eastern Coal Co.

BYERS, District Judge.

Libelant’s barge Plainfield laden with 483 tons of coal, less than two-thirds of her capacity, was delivered to the Great Eastern Coal Company, Inc., yard on the southwesterly side of Coney Island Creek on October 2, 1935. She was moored under the supervision of the yard-man of the Coal Company and grounded after arrival in such a posi*417tion that her midship portion was supported by the soft mud bottom, but her bow and stern were afloat, and she so remained from about one o’clock on October 2nd for the ensuing period of twenty-two hours and, as a result of the stranding,…