Alice Barge Co. v. Reading Co.

ABRUZZÓ, District Judge.

This action was brought to recover damages sustained by the libellant’s barge "Lena” on June 25, 1941, while in tow of the tug “Wyomissing”. The tow consisted of ten loaded barges, made up with three tiers of three barges each, abreast of each other, and with the “Lena” towing alone in the fourth tier astern of the middle barge in the third tier.

It is claimed that while the tow was proceeding up the East River and making a turn to port at Corlears Hook there was a contact between the starboard stern corner of the port barge in the third tier and the port bow corner of…