Legal Opinion
Bouchard Transp. Co. v. Diamond P. Transp. Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 11, 1935No. Nos. 13810, 13627PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOSCOWITZ, District Judge.
The Diesel tug Samson, owned by the Diamond P. Transportation Company, had in tow the oil tanker John and Frederick, owned by the Bouchard Transportation Company. The John and Frederick was approximately 300 feet long, 35 feet wide, and 18 feet deep, drawing approximately 14 feet of water, and loaded with a cargo of 270,000 gallons of creosote oil. The tow and tugboat put into Hampton Roads on October 2, 1932, and departed therefrom on October 3, 1932, at about 7 a. m., bound for Charleston, S. C.
On October 4th, the wind and sea commenced to and continued to…
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