Legal Opinion
Petition of Tracy the Mary T. Tracy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 27, 1952No. 133, Docket 22197PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Chief Judge.
About 10 P.M. on January 22, 1946 the tug Mary T. Tracy, operated by Tracy Towing Line, Inc., as bareboat charterer, moored the loaded coal boat she had in tow to a flotilla of six loaded barges docked at the 34th Street bulkhead in the East River, thereby overstraining the fastenings of the innermost barge, which alone had lines to the bulkhead, and causing all seven boats to go adrift. The present' litigation resulted. The district court exonerated the owners of the tug, held the tug and its charterer liable for damages to the boats which went adrift, and granted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The George W. PrattCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- City of New York v. McLain Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Red Star Towing & Transp. Co. v. Pennsylvania R.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
3Cited by6 opinions
- Paducah Towing Company, Inc. v. Paducah Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- United States v. Paducah Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- In Re the Complaint of SheenDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1989
- Port of New York Authority v. Red Star Towing & Transportation Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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