Cox v. Banks

BARD, District Judge.

These two actions in admiralty were consolidated for purposes of trial. The first is by Cox against Banks for the balance due under a charter of a lighter and for the cost of repairing damage to the lighter occurring while she was chartered. In this action Banks, under Rule 56 of the Supreme Court Admiralty Rules, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723, impleaded ' as a respondent Kelly Pile & Foundation Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Kelly) with whom Banks had entered into a sub-charter of the lighter, The second action is by Banks against Kelly for the same cost of…