Eastern Transp. Co. v. United States

GRONER, District Judge.

This is a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Libelants claim against the United States, as owners of the steamship Snug Harbor, and the Seaboard Transportation Company, as owner of the barge Pottsville and the tug Covington. The Snug Harbor, a Shipping Board vessel, was sunk about 9:30 p. m, August 15, 1920, about 4J4 miles east by north from Montauk Point, as the result of a collision with the Pottsville, in tow of the Covington. The place of the sinking is alleged to be a frequented channel way within the inland waters of the United States, and the basis of…