PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO. v. CURTIS BAY TOWING CO. OF PA.

Nos. 41, 43 of 1961.

260 F.Supp. 505 (1966)

PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CURTIS BAY TOWING COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA and TUGBOAT J. H. DEINLEIN v. UNITED STATES of America and American Dredging Company. Margaret C. WALLING, Ritner E. Walling and Richard C. Walling, co-partners trading as Oliver Transportation Company, v. CURTIS BAY TOWING COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA and Tugboat J. H. Deinlein v. UNITED STATES of America and American Dredging Company.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

October 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Doak, of LaBrum & Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for libellants.

Richard W. Palmer, of Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Curtis Bay Towing Co.

James F. Young, of Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for American Dredging Co.

Drew J. T. O'Keefe, U. S. Atty., and Sullivan Cistone, Asst. U. S. Atty. and Thomas F. McGovern, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States.


FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER

BODY, District Judge.

This consolidated suit, in Admiralty, involves claims for damage to the Barge ELECTRIC #20 and the loss of part of its cargo of coal as a result of a stranding in the vicinity of Windy Point (Greenwich) Coal Pier on December 22, 1959, while in the tow of the tug J. H. DEINLEIN, operated by Curtis Bay Towing Company of Pennsylvania.

Two libels were filed against Curtis Bay by Philadelphia...

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