Legal Opinion
McLain Line, Inc. v. Fall River Nav. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 4, 1940No. 102PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
On February 17, 1937, the S. S. At-water was in collision with several of twenty-nine barges which were towed by the tug Perth Amboy No. 2. Damage resulted both to seven of the barges and to the Atwater. The collision occurred while the Atwater was at anchor in the main ship channel of the Upper Bay of New York Harbor, a short distance south of the Statue of Liberty. The owners of the damaged barges filed a libel against the Fall River Navigation Company which owned the Atwater and the tug Perth Am-boy No. 2 which had the barges in tow. The owner of the Atwater…
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