Sayre & Fisher Co. v. City of New York

CAMPBELL, District Judge.

On the night of May 22d and the morning of May 23, 1926, the barge S. & F. Co. No. 11, owned by the libelant, was lying properly moored alongside the dock at Chapman’s dock, Newtown creek, and at the same time a lumber barge was lying properly moored alongside the dock at Cross, Austen & Ireland’s dock on the opposite side of New-town creek.

About 11:45 o’clock p. m., on May 22, 1926, the New York City fire boat Hewitt, which docked at the foot of Noble street, Greenpoint, in response to a.fire call up in Newtown creek, got under way, and a little after 12 o’clock on…