F. E. Grauwiller Transp. Co. v. Gallagher Bros. Sand & Gravel Corp.

L. HAND, Chief Judge.

The Thomas Henry Material Company appeals from a decree in the admiralty, holding it primarily liable for the sinking of the libellant’s deck scow, Sherlie, on April 11, 1946, while moored off Pier 15, West New York, New Jersey. 'The libel-lant, owner of the scow, sued the Gallagher Sand & Gravel Corporation, the charterer; that corporation brought in the Shamrock Towing Company, Inc., whose tug had left the scow at the pier, and the Shamrock Company brought in the Henry Company, the lessee of the pier, and the West Shore Railroad, its owner, for which the New York…