Standard Vacuum Transp. Co. v. City of New York

PATTERSON, District Judge.

I have found as a fact that the collision between the barge and the ferryboat was due to two causes, the failure of the ferryboat to keep clear and the absence of a light on the bow of the barge. At the close of the trial, I concluded that in both suits the damages should be divided equally between the owner of the barge and the city, as owner of the ferryboat, but later granted permission to the parties to serve briefs on the point of damages.

1. In the suit brought by the city against the barge and the towing tug for damages to the ferryboat, the damages will be…