Honolulu S. S. Co. v. Hudson River Day Line

MOSCOWITZ, District Judge.

This is a motion by the claimant respondent to discover and examine the logbooks of the steamship Commercial Guide and all reports made to the libelant by the master of the Commercial Guide in the regular course of his employment, with reference to the damage to the Commercial Guide on or about August 8, 1931.

The damages are alleged to have been caused by suction and swell created by the steamer Hendrick Hudson, which caused the Commercial Guide to ride and surge and part her mooring lines.

It is claimed that the Hendrick Hudson was at fault in proceeding at a fast…