Legal Opinion
The James Horan
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 23, 1935PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORMAN, District Judge.
This is a petition under section 4283 of the Revised Statutes (46 USCA § 183) to-limit the liability of the petitioner, the Warner-Quinlan Company, for the damages-caused by a fire which occurred on its chartered barge, the James Horan, on September-14, 1929.
The James Horan, a wooden barge, with; a cargo of crude oil lay alongside the dock, of the petitioner on the morning of September 14, 1929. Lightning struck her and fire-broke out, spreading and increasing rapidly. The petitioner’s employees cut her adrift. Efforts were made by several agencies to bring the fire…
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- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. BentleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- Boston Towboat Co. v. Darrow-Mann Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1921
- White v. Schoonmaker-Connors Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1920
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