Legal Opinion
Tanker Hygrade No. 2, Inc. v. Barge Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 19, 1956PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINPELD, District Judge.
These are separate libels by the respective owners of the tank barges Hygrade No. 2 and the B No. 7 against Barge Lines, Inc., the charterer of the two barges, to recover damages for failure to return them in the same condition as received, less ordinary wear and tear.
The Hygrade No. 2 (hereinafter called the No. 2) was owned by libelant Tanker Hygrade No. 2, Inc. The B No. 7 (hereinafter called the No. 7), was owned by libelant Bouchard Transportation Co. The barges were chartered under the “usual oral New York harbor barge charter”.1
The barges had been towed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- C. W. Crane Co. v. Evans Transp. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Seaboard Sand & Gravel Corp. v. American Stevedores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Lynch v. Agwilines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. McAllister Bros.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
3Cited by3 opinions
- Tidewater Construction Corp. v. Southern Materials Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1967
- B. W. King, Inc. v. Consolidated Iron & Metal Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Tanker Hygrade No. 2, Inc. v. Barge Lines, Inc., Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. v. Barge Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957