American Dredging Co. v. United States

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is a libel in personam brought by the American Dredging Company, owner of the Steam Tug L. Y. Schermerhorn, against the United States, Parry Navigation Company, Inc. and Union Stevedoring Corporation. The action was brought for injuries suffered by the tug Schermerhorn in an accident which took place at the Greenwich Coal Pier, Delaware River, Philadelphia, about 7:30 P. M. on the evening of January 22, 1946. The libel was dismissed on the merits and the libellant appeals.

Differing from many accident cases this one presents comparatively little conflict in the…