Lehigh Valley Transp. Co. v. Knickerbocker Steam Towage Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of -New' York. Suit in admiralty by the Lehigh Valley Transportation Company, owner of -the steel barge Buffalo, against the Knickerbocker Steam Towage Company. Decree for libelant, and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
This libel is filed to recover for damages sustained by the steel barge Buffalo as the result of running on a rock while in tow of the tug Seguin, belonging to the respondent. The District Judge directed a decree for the libelant.
July 9, 1911, the tug Seguin at Bath, Me., took in tow the steel barge Buffalo on a hawser 45 to 60 fathoms in length and behind her the light schooner Mary Weaver on a shorter hawser. The destination of the tow was to points higher up the Kennebec river. The tug drew 11% feet, the barge 14 feet 1 forward and 14 feet 3 aft, and the schooner 7%…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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