AMERICAN UNION TRANSPORT, INC. v. MATTON TRANSPORTATION CO.

Nos. 338, 339, Dockets 27874, 27875.

317 F.2d 357 (1963)

AMERICAN UNION TRANSPORT, INC., as owner of the STEAMSHIP TRANS-UNION, Libellant-Appellant, v. MATTON TRANSPORTATION CO., Inc., Respondent-Appellee, TUG JOHN E. MATTON, Tug John E. Matton, Inc., Claimant-Appellee. Transamerican Steamship Corporation and American Union Transport, Inc., Respondents-Appellants, and Matton Transportation Co., Inc., Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee, Tug John E. Matton, Tug John E. Matton, Inc., Claimant-Impleaded-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Short, New York City (Dougherty, Ryan, Mahoney & Pellegrino, New York City, on the brief), for appellants Transamerican SS Corp. and American Union Transport, Inc.

Frank C. Mason, New York City (Mahar & Mason, New York City, on the brief), for appellees Matton Transportation Co., Inc. and Tug John E. Matton, Inc.

Before CLARK, SMITH and HAYS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

SS Transunion, which struck and damaged grain chutes at a Cargill pier at Albany when poorly managed in a strong wind, appeals from dismissal of its impleading petition and cross-libel against the tug John E. Matton which at the moment of damage was endeavoring to assist the Transunion. The ship's version of the accident was that instead of pulling the ship's bow from the pier the tug pushed, the tug's version that she was pulling but, called too late...

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