Erie R. v. United States

COXE, District Judge.

These suits grow out of a collision between the Erie Railroad ferryboat “Jamestown” and the Liberty ship “George E. Badger,” which occurred in the Hudson River a short distance off from the Erie Railroad ferry slips at Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City, at about 8:25 P M. on March 6, 1943. It was dark at the time, the visibility was fair, the tide was strong flood, and there was a strong wind blowing from the south with a velocity of about 45 miles.

The “Jamestown” was on a regular run from Chambers Street, Manhattan, to the Erie Railroad Terminal, Jersey City. The “Badger” was…