North River Barge Line, Inc. v. Grace Line, Inc.

RYAN, District Judge.

Libellant excepts to interrogatories addressed to it by respondent numbered 3, 4, S, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, IS, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 on the ground that the information called for in said interrogatories is incompetent, immaterial and irrelevant and not the proper subject matter of inquiry.

*118, Libellant seeks to recover for damages to a scow chartered to respondent and alleges that the damage was occasioned by the fault, neglect and negligence of respondent.

This Court held in The Velox, D. C., 36 F.Supp. 929, 930, that "Admiralty Rule 31 [28 U.S.C.A. following section…