Lauro v. Pennsylvania R.

KENNEDY, District Judge.

Respondent The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has filed exceptions to the amended libel. This alleges that Jova Brick Works owns the scow JJJ #11, that respondent The Pennsylvania Railroad Company had chartered her, and that she, at the time of the incident now to be mentioned, was carrying cargo owned by respondent United States of America. Libelant says that while he was operating his motor vessel Cardy on September 26, 1944 (the date is erroneous; it should be September 15, 1944), he noticed the scow JJJ #11 “adrift, abandoned, and aground.” This happened, libelant…