New York Trap Rock Corp. v. Gray Engineering & Construction Co.

The Gray Engineering & Construction Company’s pile driver on October 6, 1928, was securely tied at the dock of the Byram Coal Company, of Port Chester, N. Y., and had been moored there for several days. The scow Hinman, on October 5, was brought to the dock and moored alongside another scow, which completed discharging on that day, and on the following morning, at 6:39, the empty scow was moved out and placed near the stem of the pile driver, the vessels actually touching. The Hinman was moved into the berth vacated by the empty scow. She was later shifted to such a position that the hammer…