Legal Opinion
The William I. McIlroy
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 3, 1930No. Nos. 9817, 10815PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALS TON, District Judge.
On October 7,1916, the barge William I. Mellroy, owned by Charles Jensen, was loaded with 689.19 tons of coal at Edgewater, N. J. The coal was consigned to Bums Bros, to be delivered at the coal dock' of Burns Bros, at Newtown Creek, Long Island. The barge was towed to Dupont street along Newtown creek. It was customary for these loaded boats with cargoes consigned to Bums Bros, to tie up anywhere along the creek, after which, by a small tug, they would be towed up the creek to the Bums Bros. dock.
While at Dupont street the coal barge. sank. The captain in charge of'…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clark v. BarnwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- The C. R. ShefferCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- The Oakley C. CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- The BreedijkDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1927
- The RokebyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1911
3Cited by7 opinions
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- In re HowardDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1943
- Flat-Top Fuel Co. v. MartinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1936
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