O'Boyle v. The Visitor

CLARY, .District Judge.

This is an action in rem by the Owners of the Tank Scow Catherine O’Boyle against the Tug Visitor, which had it in tow, and the S. S'. Axeldyk with which The Catherine O’Boyle collided in- the Delaware River, and was damaged. The amount of the damage has been agreed upon !by the parties and I, am asked to determine only the question of the respective liability ot *725•the S. S. Axeldyk and the Tug Visitor. From pleadings and proof I make the following:

Findings of Fact

1. On April 7, 1948, the S. S. Axeldyk, a vessel 439 feet long and 62 feet wide, anchored shortly before…