District Court, E.D. New York March 8, 1943, No. 16480 (Alice Barge Co. v. Reading Co.)

ABRUZZÓ, District Judge.

This action was brought to recover damages sustained by the libellant’s barge "Lena” on June 25, 1941, while in tow of the tug “Wyomissing”. The tow consisted of ten loaded barges, made up with three tiers of three barges each, abreast of each other, and with the “Lena” towing alone in the fourth tier astern of the middle barge in the third tier.