P. DOUGHERTY CO. v. THE WOLLASTON

No. A 17742.

81 F.Supp. 765 (1948)

P. DOUGHERTY CO. v. THE WOLLASTON et al. THE PROVIDENCE. THE DUNMORE.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

October 20, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley & Martin, of New York City (Christopher Heckman, of New York City, of counsel), for libelant.

Macklin, Brown, Lenahan & Speer, of New York City (Leo F. Hanan, of New, York City, of counsel), for claimant.


KENNEDY, District Judge.

This is a libel in rem by the barge Providence against the barge Wollaston, which impleads the steam tug Dunmore in rem. Both Providence and Dunmore are in common ownership.1

On May 17, 1945, the steam tug Dunmore was proceeding eastward in Long Island Sound with three sea-going barges in tow. These barges were singled out on sisal hawsers about 200 fathoms long. In the early morning hours, when the tug...

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