Baxter v. Buchholz-Hill Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum opinion by direction of the court. By
Mr. Justice Holmes.
This is an action brought by the Buchholz-Hill Transportation Company, defendant in error, against Baxter for failing to use due diligence in locating and marking a sunken coal barge with a buoy, as he had agreed to, bv reason of which failure a tug ran into the wreck and was sunk. It is alleged that the owners of the tug libelled the barge in the admiralty, that the Buchholz-Hill Company answered and filed a petition to bring in Baxter under the 59th Admiralty Rule, that the District Court entércd a decree against the barge…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The MacyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1909
- Buchholz-Hill Transportation Co. v. BaxterNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Buchholz-Hill Transportation Co. v. BaxterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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