Legal Opinion
Owen McCaffrey's Sons v. Director General of Railroads
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 27, 1922PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Admiralty. Libel by Owen McCaffrey’s Sons against the Director General of Railroads.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
The respondent, the Director General of Railroads, operating the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was engaged among other things in towing coal boats, barges, and other vessels without motive power of their own between New York, South Amboy, and other ports. The libelant, Owen McCaffrey’s Sons, is a corporation owning and operating such boats.
On or about February 28, 1919, the libelant’s barge Helen was injured while being transported in one of the respondent’s flotilla tows from New York to South Amboy. It is admitted that the injuries were due to the negligence of the…
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