Great Lakes Transit Corp. v. Great Lakes Towing Co.

KNIGHT, District Judge.

The respondent excepts to the “sufficiency, fullness and distinctness of Article VI of the libel herein, which alleges: ‘ * * * the officers of the Conners did everything within their power to avoid the ensuing collision and damage * * *.’ ” This motion is made under general Admiralty Rule No. 22, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723, which provides, among other things, that “The libel shall also propound and allege in distinct articles the various allegations of fact upon which the libellant relies * * *, so that the respondent * * * may be enabled to answer distinctly…