Legal Opinion
Dover Barge Co. v. Tug" Crow"
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 30, 2009No. 06 Civ. 15495 (DC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
On December 30, 2005, the barge HNSE 105 (the “Barge”), owned by plaintiffs Dover Barge Company (“Dover”), Simms Hugo Neu (“Simms”), and Hugo Neu Schnitzer East (“HNSE”), flooded and sank in the Hudson River while being towed by the tugboat Crow (the “Tug”), which was owned by defendant Port Albany Ventures, LLC (“PAV”). In this maritime negligence case, plaintiffs seek damages, alleging that the negligence of the crew of the Tug caused the Barge to sink. Plaintiffs also attempt to invoke the Pennsylvania Rule, arguing that the burden of proof should shift to PAV…
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