Legal Opinion
Manhattan Transp. Co. v. Mayor
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 11, 1888PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Admiralty. Libel for damages.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The liability of the owner of a wharf for damages caused to a vessel by concealed obstructions which might have been ascertained by the owner by reasonable diligence has been frequently declared as a rule of law. Christian v. Van Tassel, 12 Fed. Rep. 884. The case of Smith v. Havemeyer, 32 Fed. Rep. 844, has been recently affirmed in the circuit court, reasserting the same doctrine. 36 Fed. Rep. 927. See, also, The Moorcock, 13 Prob. Div. 157.
The libelant’s canal-boat was moored on March 10, 1888, along tlie bulk-head between the piers off Sixty-First and Sixty-Second streets, East river,…
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