MANHATTAN LIGHTERAGE CORP. v. ESSO STANDARD OIL CO.

NO. 83.

97 F.Supp. 269 (1951)

MANHATTAN LIGHTERAGE CORP. v. ESSO STANDARD OIL CO.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 2, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, New York City (Stanley R. Wright, New York City, of counsel), for libelant.

Kirlin Campbell & Keating, New York City (Raymond T. Greene, New York City, of counsel), for respondent.


THE MANHATTAN NO. 83.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

Libelant seeks to recover damages caused to its scow when it was struck by respondent's barge. At the time of collision both were in tow.

The Tug National, owned by libelant, was proceeding southerly in the North River, New York, with three vessels in tow on one hundred twenty foot hawsers. The first tier consisted of the Lighter Hanover on the port side and scow Manhattan No. 86 on the starboard side...

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