The Morristown
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Libel in admiralty by the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey against the steam tug Morristown, of which the Delaware, Lackawanna '& Western Railroad Company wa"s. claimant, in. which the claimant impleaded the steam tug Flemington. From a decree dismissing the libel, libelant appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Libel in admiralty by the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey against the steam tug Morristown, of which the Delaware, Lackawanna '& Western Railroad Company wa"s. claimant, in. which the claimant impleaded the steam tug Flemington. From a decree dismissing the libel, libelant appeals. The Central Railroad Company, as owner of Tighter No. 118, filed libel against the steam tug Morristown, to recover damages for a collision on December 26, 1916, at about 4.:30 A. M. in the East River, New York,…
1Opinion of the CourtHough, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). We find the following facts: At about 5 a. m. on 'December 22d, the Morris-town, with float No. 32 loaded with cars in tow on her starboard side, left the float bridges of the Delaware, Uackawanna & Western Railroad Company at Jersey City, bound for Brooklyn. The cars on float No. 32 were lower than the pilot house of the Morristown, but nevertheless the mate of the Morristown took position as lookout on top of a box car at the starboard forward end of float No. 32. The tug and her tow proceeded down the North River to go around, the Battery and up the East…
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