B. F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction Company v. The Motor Vessel Fernside, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Glittre

This is not the normal collision case with loyal and earnest adherents swearing contradictorily. A simple case coming up on a small record, with no material facts in dispute, it presents the picture of an overtaking vessel, the Motor Vessel Fernside, coming up in a narrow channel dead astern of, and running into’ and ramming, libellant’s tug and tow.

The libel, in addition to the usual formal averments and an allegation that the Tug-tow was overtaken and rammed from astern by the Vessel, charges the Vessel with negligence, in each particular as follows:

“14. (a) In that the Fernside failed to…