THE LIZZIE D. SHAW

No. A-14256.

15 F.Supp. 727 (1936)

THE LIZZIE D. SHAW. INTERNATIONAL SALT CO., Inc., v. DIAMOND P. TRANSP. CO.

District Court, E. D. New York.

July 3, 1936.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (Richard F. Shaw, of New York City, of counsel), for libelant.

Crawford & Sprague, of New York City, and Conlen, La Brum & Beechwood, of Philadelphia, Pa. (George C. Sprague and Roy W. Chamberlain, both of New York City, and George E. Beechwood and James S. Benn, Jr., both of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for Diamond P. Transp. Co.

Lewis, Wolff & Gourlay, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Duncan & Mount, of New York City (Otto Wolff, of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for the Lizzie D. Shaw and her claimant.


BYERS, District Judge.

In this cause the libelant seeks to hold the Diamond P. Transportation Company in personam and the tug Lizzie D. Shaw in rem for the loss of 1009 tons of No. 2 rock salt laden on the barge Rob Roy as to which there was a total loss; and for water damage to 500 tons of the same commodity laden on the barge Howard E.

The facts are simple and with few exceptions are not in dispute.

These cargoes were laden at Columbia Street, Brooklyn...

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