THE MARGARET

Nos. 3723, 3724.

30 F.2d 923 (1928)

THE MARGARET. THE MANCHESTER MERCHANT. THE HARRY M. WALL. HUDSON et al. v. INDEPENDENT PIER CO. et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

On Rehearing February 13, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunt, Hill & Betts, of New York City, and Rawle & Henderson, of Philadelphia, Pa. (John W. Crandall, of New York City, Joseph W. Henderson, of Philadelphia, Pa., and H. Victor Crawford, of New York City, of counsel), for A. H. Bull S. S. Co.

Biddle, Paul, Dawson & Yocum, of Philadelphia, Pa. (H. Alan Dawson, of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for cross-appellees Hudson and Manchester Liners.

Acker, Manning & Brown, of Philadelphia, Pa. (J. T. Manning, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for appellees Independent Pier Co. and others.

Howard M. Long, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Sunkett.

Before BUFFINGTON, WOOLLEY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

The channel of the Delaware River at the Port of Philadelphia is on the western side of the river, its western edge being the Philadelphia pierhead line. It conforms to a clearly visible inward bend in the shore beginning near the Delaware River Bridge and ending near Cramps' shipyard. It is from 800 to 1,000 feet wide and to the eastward there is still more water for craft not deeply laden.

On January 19, 1926, the American steamship...

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