Legal Opinion
Soderberg v. Atlantic Lighterage Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 1926PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, District Judge.
Libelant was owner of the barge Alert. In 1919, respondent chartered the barge for a period of one year agreeing to return her in good order, etc. The libel is filed to recover for breach of this condition of the contract; it being alleged that the barge was returned seriously damaged.
Respondent has impleaded the Cunard Steamship Company under the fifty-sixth rule, alleging its responsibility in tort for the damages claimed to have been sustained to the barge. The latter excepts on the ground that, since there is no “joint liability” the rule is not applicable. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Aktieselsikabet Fido v. Lloyd BrazilieroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- The M. L. C. No. 10Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
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