THE JACK HAMMOND


41 F.2d 831 (1930)

THE JACK HAMMOND. THE NORWALK. THE BARGE 308. THE JOSEPH J. O'DONOHUE.

District Court, S. D. New York.

April 19, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Park, Mattison & Lynch and Frank P. Treanor, Jr., all of New York City (Anthony V. Lynch, Jr., of New York City, of counsel), for libelant Helen A. Hammond.

Haight, Smith, Griffin & Deming, of New York City (Henry M. Hewitt and James McKowan, Jr., both of New York City, of counsel), for the S. S. Norwalk.

J. M. Morrissey and Emery & Pyne, all of New York City (W. Pyne, of New York City, of counsel), for claimant Delaware, L. & W. R. Co.

George P. Nicholson, Corp. Counsel, of New York City (M. J. Troy and W. A. Walling, both of New York City, of counsel), for the City of New York.


WOOLSEY, J.

I hold the Norwalk and the Joseph J. O'Donohue both to blame for the damages suffered by the barges Hammond and D. L. & W. No. 308 and the cargo of the latter.

It is admitted that the City of New York is entitled to limit its liability.

About 5:43 p. m. on December 16, 1929, whilst the barges Hammond and D. L. & W. No. 308 were lying moored on the southerly side of the pier at the foot of Java street, Greenpoint, on the easterly...

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