Legal Opinion
Lee & Simmons, Inc. v. Erie R.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 11, 1930No. 10150PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
Oh September 28, 1926, the New York Marine Company, acting as agents for the Erie Railroad Company, chartered from the libelant the scows Etta and Jury at $15 a day each, wages of the captains to he paid by the owner under the usual oral harbor charter, captains to be paid by the charterer only for overtime.
On October 15, 1926, the Etta was towed to Pier B at Weehawken, one of the piers used by the Erie Railroad Company. Double lines from each hit made the barge fast to a boat lying between her and the pier. There were several such boats, all of the Erie Railroad…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dailey v. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Hildebrandt v. Flower Lighterage Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1919
- Simmons Transp. Co. v. Wright & Cobb Lighterage Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1923
- C. F. Harms Co. v. Turner Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- Stevens v. SimpsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1929
3Cited by1 opinion
- B. W. King, Inc. v. Consolidated Iron & Metal Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970