Legal Opinion
Nielson v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 15, 1953No. 18567PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
On April 6, 1946 the tug Dauntless No. 6 sustained damage while assisting in the docking of the Christopher Gale at 52nd Street, Brooklyn.
The facts are fairly clear. Several days before the accident a representative of the Luckenbach Steamship Company as general agent for the United States of America, the-owner of the Christopher Gale, arranged for the towage of the vessel from Hobokento the 52nd Street pier in Brooklyn. Tarr, who was the acting operating manager of the Luckenbach Company, admitted that at the time he made the arrangement for thetowage he was aware of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Moran Towing & Transportation Co. v. Navigazione Libera Triestina, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Dalzell v. The New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1948
- Mathiasen Shipping Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1949
3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. NielsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- North River Barge Line v. Chile S.S. Co., Inc. The Creek. The Mary L. McAllisterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Nielson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Nielson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- United States v. NielsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1955