Legal Opinion
United States v. Nielson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1955No. 210PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The respondent, Dauntless Towing Line, contracted to use two of its tugs in assisting the United States, petitioner here, move its steamship Christopher Gale from Hoboken to a Brooklyn pier. The Gale was to move under its own propelling power under guidance of one of respondent’s tugboat captains or some other licensed *130pilot. The contract further provided that a tugboat captain or pilot going on board would become the “servant of the owners of the vessel assisted in respect to the giving of orders to any of the tugs furnished to or engaged in the assisting service and in respect to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Nielson v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1953
3Cited by21 opinions
- Societa Per Azioni De Navigazione Italia v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, SADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Patterson Terminals, Inc. v. S.S. Johannes FransDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. Indian Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S.A., as Owner of the Motor Vessel El Salvador, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner- Appellant-Appellee. Petition of McAllister Brothers, Inc., as Owner of the Tug Russell No. 18 for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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