Connecticut Fire Ins. v. Smith & Richards Lumber Co.

FORMAN, District Judge.

These two suits, consolidated for trial, arise out of the sinking of the barge, “William L. Hooper”, in the Cohansey River, which occurred on November 23, 1936 at Bridgeton, New Jersey, off the dock of Smith & Richards Lumber Company. The “William L. Hooper” was laden with a cargo of fertilizer consigned to the Cooperative G. L. F. Soil Building Service, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the G. L. F. The Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, insurer of the cargo, has responded to G. L. F., and now sues in the first case, Admiralty 8421, as successor to its rights for…