Legal Opinion
New York Central Railroad v. Texaco Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 16, 1964PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
These are cross-libels in admiralty arising out of a collision in the East River in the early morning of July 31, 1961, between the South Carolina, a T-2 tanker owned by Texaco, Inc., and a car-float in tow of the tug No. 32, both of which are owned by the New York Central Railroad. The South Carolina was proceeding downstream and the tug was proceeding upstream when the collision occurred. The libels were consolidated for trial.
I conclude for the reasons stated below that both the Texaco South Carolina and the New York Central tug No. 32 (“Tug 32”) were at fault, and…
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