Legal Opinion

Dwyer Oil Transport Co. v. The Tug Edna M. Matton

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 20, 1958No. Nos. 310, 311, Dockets 24972, 24973PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HINCKS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal in a collision case from interlocutory decrees holding Mat-ton Steamboat Co., Inc. solely responsible for an accident through its tug Edna M. Matton, exonerating the Tug Corporal Corporation from any liability, and fixing liability on Matton for damage to two barges, viz., the Dwyer No. 104, which was being pushed by the tug Matton, and the B. No. 80, which was being pushed by the tug Corporal. Matton’s sole contention is that the district court should have found the Corporal jointly liable for the damage.

The collision occurred in the New York State…

2Cases cited11 opinions

The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
National Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
Oriental Trading & Transport Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949

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3Cited by1 opinion

Dwyer Oil Transport Co., Inc., as Owner of the Tank Barge Dwyer, No. 104, Libelant-Appellant v. The Tug Edna M. Matton, Matton Steamboat Co., Inc., Claimant-Appellant, and the Tug Corporal, Tug Corporal Corporation, Claimant-Appellee. B. No. 80 Corporation, as Owner of the Barge B. No. 80, Libelant-Appellant v. The Tug Edna M. Matton, Matton Steamboat Co., Inc., Claimant-Appellant, and Tug Corporal, Tug Corporal Corporation, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958