Legal Opinion
P. Sanford Ross, Inc. v. Public Service Corp. of New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 1930No. 4381PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSON, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decree in admiralty, dismissing the libel against the respondents. The matter in controversy was referred to a Special Commissioner to hear and determine the same, including the damages sustained by the libelant, if any. The Commissioner, in his report, held that the respondent Public Service Electric and Gas Company and the libelant were both negligent, but that the libelant’s negligence was the sole and proximate cause of the damage complained of. The court below overruled the exceptions to the Commissioner’s report, which resulted in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kimberly v. ArmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Furrer v. FerrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- The North StarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
- The BencleuchDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1924
- Luckenbach v. Delaware, L. & W. R.District Court, S.D. New York · 1909
3Cited by3 opinions
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