Legal Opinion
Hickman v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 18, 1948No. 9579PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’CONNELL, Circuit Judge.
A wooden float owned by defendant Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (“B. & O.”) was being towed across the Delaware River toward the New Jersey shore by two tugs belonging to defendant Taylor and Anderson Towing and Lighter-age Company (“Taylor”). The float, for reasons unexplained, sank during this operation and became stuck in the river bed. After a conference between officials of Taylor and B. & O., it was decided that one of the tugs would remain in the vicinity of the sunken float all night.
Shortly before 6 a. m. of the following day, the float apparently freed…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Van Beeck v. Sabine Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Thompson v. CampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Chicago, B. & QR Co. v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- United States v. Michael R. RavenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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