Wright & Cobb Lighterage Co. v. New England Navigation Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by the Wright & Cobb Lighterage Company against the New England Navigation Company, in which the Union Ferry Company and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company were brought in under the rule.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLT, District Judge.
This suit is brought by the Wright & Cobb Lighterage Company to recover damages for a collision on January 22, 1909, between the barge Howard J. Vail, owned by 'the libelant, and a car float owned by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. The barge at that time was under a charter from the libelant to the respondent the New England Navigation Company. The charter was a demise of the bare boat, the charterer furnishing the crew and supplies, and having the entire control of the barge. On the afternoon of the day before the collision, the barge was taken by a…
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