Turney Transportation Co. v. National Dredging & Lighterage Co.

THOMPSON, District Judge.

The Turney Transportation Company, owner of the deck lighter Emma, filed its libel in personam against the National Dredging & Lighterage Company, to recover dam*496ages-alleged to have been suffered by the libelant in consequence of the sinking of the lighter while under charter to the respondent. The respondent was engaged in the business of dredging in the Delaware river, and, during the period covering the controversy in this case, was operating the dredge National below Whitehill, N. J.

A verbal charter was entered into between the libelant, through its directing…