Southern Transp. Co. v. Philadelphia, B. & W. R.
District Court, D. Maryland
In Admiralty. Suit by the Southern Transportation Company, as owner of the barge Brandywine, against the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company. Decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, District Judge.
The libelant owns the barge Brandywine; the respondent a drawbridge over the Potomac river. On December 30, 1910, the barge, while attempting to pass through the draw, was badly injured. The libelant seeks compensation therefor. The-barge with six others was in tow of the tugs Southern and Bohemia. Neither of such tugs belong to the libelant. The barges were laden with coal. At Alexandria, as preparatory to going through the draw, the hawsers had been shortened and the tow rearranged. The tugs were lashed side by side. The Southern-was on the starboard or northern side;…
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