THE NIELS R. FINSEN


52 F.2d 795 (1931)

THE NIELS R. FINSEN. CHILE S. S. CO., Inc., v. RASMUSSEN et al. THE CRESCENT. THE R. J. BARRETT. THE BARGE NO. 2. UNITED MARINE CONTRACTING CORPORATION v. RASMUSSEN et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

April 30, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burlingham, Veeder, Fearey, Clark & Hupper, of New York City (S. R. Wright, of New York City, of counsel), for Chile S. S. Co., Inc.

Crowell & Rouse, of New York City (E. Curtis Rouse, of New York City, of counsel), for United Marine Contracting Corporation.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (Leonard J. Matteson, of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner Christian Rasmussen.

Alexander, Ash & Jones, of New York City (Edward Ash, of New York City, of counsel), for the R. J. Barrett.

Hunt, Hill & Betts, of New York City (John W. Crandall, of New York City, of counsel), for Bull Insular Line, Inc.


PATTERSON, District Judge.

On August 4, 1928, the steamship Chilcop, owned by Chile Steamship Company, Inc., lay docked along the north side of Pier 29, Brooklyn, bow inshore. Barge No. 2, owned by United Marine Contracting Corporation, lay just behind the stern of the Chilcop, being also moored to Pier 29. There is disagreement whether the stern of the barge projected beyond the end of the pier. Some of the witnesses said...

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