Pennsylvania R. v. James McWilliams Towing Line
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Libel filed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company against the James McWilliams Towing-Line. Decree for libelant. Respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
This suit is in personam to recover damages sustained by the appellee’s barges P. R. R. No. 428 and P. R. R. No. 217, resulting from a collision with appellant’s barge Blue Girl in the East River on December 15, 1916. The barge No. 217 was moored, bow in, alongside the pier at the foot of Corlear street, East River. The No. 428 was moored outside of the No. 217. Both projected into the *799river. They were of the same length. On this day, the wind was light to moderate, with snow falling, and the tide was ebb. In tbe afternoon, about 1 o’clock, the Blue Girl was with some…
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