M. & J. TRACY, INC. v. SOUND S. S. LINES, INC.

Nos. 193, 194.

140 F.2d 532 (1944)

M. & J. TRACY, Inc., v. SOUND S. S. LINES, Inc., et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

February 17, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Hagen, of New York City, for appellant.

Gerald J. McKernan, of New York City, for Tracy Towing Line, Inc.

Before L. HAND, AUGUSTUS N. HAND, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The Sound Steamship Lines, Inc., owner of the steamer, "Calvert," appeals from a decree in the admiralty, holding it solely liable for a collision between its steamer and two barges belonging to the libellant, in tow of the tug "William J. Tracy," owned by the Tracy Towing Line, Inc. Concededly, either the tug or the steamer, or both, were at fault for the collision, and the only question is upon whom the loss shall fall. The collision took...

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