Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Long Island Railroad

This action was brought by plaintiff, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, to recover for injuries sustained by its tug Frederick D. Underwood, while lying at the terminal of the defendant, Long Island Railroad Company, at Long Island City, by reason of a collision with a car float in tow of defendant’s steam tug Patchogue on November 24, 1920. Besides a general denial, defendant interposed the affirmative defense of an alleged agreement between the parties by the terms of which defendant was relieved from liability for any damage sustained by plaintiff’s tug while lying at defendant’s…