American Steamship Co. v. Great Lakes Towing Co.

HENDERSON, District Judge.

The respondent, The City of Buffalo, has served a demand for a jury trial. The respondent, The Great Lakes Towing Company, moves for an order denying or vacating that demand.

On September 26, 1963, the libelant’s steamer Diamond Alkali entered Buffalo Harbor from the Port of Manistee, Michigan. She carried a cargo of sand consigned to the A & B Sand Dock. Met by the tug North Carolina, the steamer was assisted up the Buffalo River into the City Ship Canal (also referred to as the Buffalo Ship Canal). Before she reached her berth and while maneuvering in the City Ship…