LYNCH v. AGWILINES, INC.

No. 18, Docket 21663.

184 F.2d 826 (1950)

LYNCH v. AGWILINES, Inc., et al.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley & Martin, New York City, Christopher E. Heckman, New York City, of counsel, for libelant cross-appellant.

Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, New York City, Chauncey I. Clark, Frederic Conger, New York City, of counsel, for claimant-respondent-appellee and cross-appellant.

J. Vincent Keogh, United States Attorney, Brooklyn, N. Y., Leo J. Curren, New York City, for appellant.

Haight, Deming, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, Henry M. Hewitt, New York City, of counsel, for claimant-impleaded-appellee.

Before L. HAND, Chief Judge, and SWAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


L. HAND, Chief Judge.

These are appeals from a decree in the admiralty awarding half damages to the libelant for injuries to her scow by being crushed in the slip between Piers 36 and 37 on the Manhattan shore of the Hudson River. We ignore the original libel which was filed on April 10th, 1944, and start with an amended libel which was filed by permission on April 15th, 1946. This was against the tug, Atwood, in rem and against the respondent, Agwilines, Inc...

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