Legal Opinion
Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Pitney the Eureka No. 110. The St. Charles
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 1951No. 21877_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
On November 15, 1944, at about half past nine in the evening, the loaded coal barge Eureka No. 110, owned by the appellant Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, was at Pier 18, Communipaw, New Jersey and was leaking so badly that she was in danger of sinking. The pier was owned by the Trustees of The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, herein called the railroad, and a tug of the railroad then tried to beach her on some nearby mud flats but failed, and the barge became a wreck at about 10:00 P. M. in the navigable channel leading to, and past, the pier. While there, and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Eastern S. S. Corp. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1919
- The Anna M. FahyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
- Red Star Towing & Transportation Co. v. WoodburnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- The PlymouthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Cornell Steamboat Co. v. P. Sanford Ross, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Walter Douglas Nunley v. M/v Dauntless Colocotronis, United States of America and Combi Lines v. Point Landing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Reading Company v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. The Tug CrochetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Morania Barge No. 140, Inc. v. M. & J. Tracy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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