Dempsey v. Eastern Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; John C. Rose, Judge. Suit in admiralty by John J. Dempsey, trading as Dempsey & Sons against the Eastern Transportation Company, owner of the barge Frank R. Diggs, and S. G. Seligman and others, partners as Seligman, Williams & Ball, owners of the tug Juniper. Decree for respondents, and libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, District Judge.
On February 28, 1920, the tug L. A. Dempsey, with three barges, Experiment, McNaughton, and Donaldson, in tow, eix route from Elizabeth City, N. C., to Baltimore, Md., was proceeding north through Lake Drummond Canal and at about 6 o’clock in the afternoon met the tug Juniper with the barge Frank R. Diggs in tow. The Diggs was light, and the other barges were loaded to capacity with lumber, with deck loads piled 7 feet high. The Dempsey was about IS feet beam by 70 feet in length, and drew 8 feet oí water. The Jumper was slightly smaller. The Diggs was 23 feet beam by…
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