Legal Opinion
Standard Transp. Co. v. Great Lakes Towing Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 9, 1919PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit by the Standard Transportation Company against the Great Takes Towing Company. Decree for respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZED, District Judge.
On November 19, 1916, the steam tug T. C. Dutz, in agreement with the respondent owner of the barge S. T. Co. No. 82, towed the latter from Cleveland, Ohio, to Montreal, Canada, but on Lake Ontario a mishap occurred which is the subject of this controversy. It appears that after passing through the Welland Canal and arriving at Port Dalhousie the tug and barge proceeded out on the lake in fair weather, with a light wind from the south and no sea running. No storm signal was displayed, the weather report stating, “Moderate to fresh, easterly winds tomorrow,” which did not…
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