Legal Opinion
The Samson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 6, 1937No. 86PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The tug Samson left Rockaway bound for Tremley Point, N. J. intending to stop at pier 5, Staten Island, to pick up a member of its crew. She approached Tompkinsville, S. I., with the weather clear, tide about low water slack, with the master and a deckhand, a licensed pilot, in the pilot house. Another deckhand was on *498the deck; the mate was on the bow. She intended to land inside the end of Pier 5 in the slip formed between that pier and pier 6. This slip was about 300 feet wide and 1,124 feet long from bulkhead to pier end. Both piers, 5 and 6, are covered with sheds…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Poling Bros. No. 2Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Edward J. Barton Lighterage Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- The Edouard AlfredDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1919
- The Transfer No. 18Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1911
- WillardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
3Cited by5 opinions
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- The D. S. No. 30District Court, E.D. New York · 1940
- City of New York v. E. F. MoranDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1942
- McAllister Bros. v. The Socony No. 16District Court, E.D. New York · 1941
- United States Lines Co. v. The Ocean VagrantDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1949