L. HAND, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
When a barge moors alongside a pier, she is bound to put out no more lines than are necessary for her own weight. On the other hand, if another barge moors outside of her, she is bound not to overcharge the fasts of the first, and if she does she is liable. Pennsylvania R. R. Co. v. McWilliams, 277 F. 798 (C. C. A. 2); McWilliams v. Davis, 285 F. 312 (C. C. A. 2); The No. 225, 272 F. 130 (D. C. S. D. N. Y...
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