United States v. Dillon

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

By charter party dated December 17, 1917, Philip F. Dillon chartered a barge to the United States, with the customary provision for safe return. In accordance with the requirements thereof, Dillon manned the barge and operated it during the charter. Prior thereto, on November 27, 1917, a government tugboat had towed the barge to the government barge terminal at South Brooklyn, where some seventy to eighty other barges, under charge of their owners, were assembled. These . barges were moored in *471three tiers as described below. Dillon testified in reference to the…