Legal Opinion
Leach v. Hedger Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 9, 1933No. 15PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChase, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
The District Court found, without indicating on just what it predicated its conclusion, that the damage to the Bloomfield and its cargo was caused by the negligence of the Sutton. There is no reason to believe that *789conditions prevailing in the canal at the time and place of the grounding of the Bloomfield were other than those usually encountered hv such a tug with such a tow, and, when it appeared that her flotilla was not taken around the bend without hitting the slope of the bank of the canal, the burden of proceeding' to explain how that could have…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Luckenbach v. W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Richardson v. HarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Pendleton v. Benner LineSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- The W. G. MasonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
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- United States v. BerryUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
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