Legal Opinion
Reiss Steamship Co. v. The Claremont
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided March 27, 1935No. 1915PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPEY, District Judge.
This action is brought to recover $13,-624.79 damages claimed to have been sustained by the steamer John F. Reiss on May 15, 1933, when her bilge on the starboard side struck against the west bank of the Black Rock Ship Canal, while the steamer was passing the tug Claremont and tow.
Shortly after 5 o’clock p. m. on the afternoon of May 15, 1933, the steamer Reiss was proceeding unloaded, southerly in the Black Rock Ship Canal on her trip from Tonawanda, N. Y. to Ashtabula, Ohio. When near the Peace Bridge, the captain noticed a tug towing canal barges coming around a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- The Elizabeth JordanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- United States Mexican Oil Corp. v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- The Lake ShoreDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1912
3Cited by4 opinions
- General Motorship Corp. v. Cornell Steamboat Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Bouchard Transp. Co. v. Conners Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Bank Line Ltd. v. The Rio AtuelDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1951
- Reiss Steamship Company, Libelant-Appellee v. Compagnia Fletera Cajotamil, S. A., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967