Legal Opinion
McAllister Lighterage Line v. Pejepscot
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 10, 1955No. Nos. 19202, 19305PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RAYFIEL, District Judge.
On February 22, 1949, at about 6:40 P.M., a collision took place in Newark Bay, about 1,800 feet north of the Central Railroad of New Jersey Bridge, between two tugboats, the Catherine McAllister and the Pejepscot. Both vessels were damaged, and each filed a libel against the other. The suits were tried together.
The facts are these: Prior to the accident the Catherine McAllister was proceeding south on Newark Bay, with an oil barge, the Tuscarora, in tow on her port side. The barge was 207 feet long, 43 feet wide, and was light. The tug showed red and green side…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Algonquin Deep Sea Research Corp., as Owner of the F/v Endeavour v. Perini Corp., as Owner of the Tug Gorham H. WhitneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972