THE NO. 1 OF NEW YORK

No. 12116.

56 F.2d 612 (1932)

THE NO. 1 OF NEW YORK. THE JAMES WATT. McNAMARA v. WESTERVELT et al.

District Court, E. D. New York.

February 4, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. McDonald, of New York City (Franklin M. Depew, of New York City, of counsel), for libelant.

Alexander, Ash & Jones, of New York City, for claimant.

Arthur J. W. Hilly, Corp. Counsel, of New York City (William J. Leonard, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Lester W. Easton, of New York City, of counsel), for City of New York.


BYERS, District Judge.

This libel by the owner of coal boat No. 1 of New York was filed against the tug James Watt, for causing the former to strike the easterly abutment of the bridge which carries Broadway, Manhattan, across the Harlem river. As the result, a hole was stove in the starboard side of the barge, causing the damage in question.

The owner of the tug has impleaded the city of New York, asserting that its faulty operation of the draw of the bridge...

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