The Chemung
District Court, S.D. New York
in Admiralty. Suit for collision by the Potter Transportation Company, owner of the barge Chemung, against the steam tug Taker Bros.; the W. S. Taylor being impleaded. Decree against tlie W. S. Taylor alone.
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, District Judge.
This is a collision case, in which the Potter Transportation Company, owner of the barge Chemung, charges the steam tug Baker Bros, with liability, and the steam tug *888Baker Bros. impleads the tug W. S. Taylor, claiming that the fault lies with that tug.
The collision occurred on December 28, 1916, in the East river, about mid-stream, just off of Hudson street, Brooklyn. The weather was clear and no wind. The testimony shows that at and about the point .of collision the only boats on the river were the Bern and her tow, the Baker Bros., with the barge Farrell in tow,…
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