Erie & W. Transp. Co. v. Erie R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. This appeal is from a decree of the District Court, sitting in admiralty, in favor of the appellee. Erie Railroad Company, as libelant, for recovery of $28,815, against the steamer Conemaugh and the appellant Erie & Western Transportation Company, as claimant.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. This appeal is from a decree of the District Court, sitting in admiralty, in favor of the appellee. Erie Railroad Company, as libelant, for recovery of $28,815, against the steamer Conemaugh and the appellant Erie & Western Transportation Company, as claimant. The libel is in rem, and propounds, in effect, that Erie Railroad Company is successor in interest to Union Steamboat Company, as owner of the propeller New York; that a collision occurred October 21, 1891, between the propellers New York and…
1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts). When the present ‘libel was filed, to enforce further contribution against the Conemaugh for damages which the New York was condemned to pay, the liability arising out of the collision had been in litigation between these steamers, with cargo representatives impleaded, for upwards of 12 years. The controversy was various in results during its progress and prolific in contributions to judicial reports, including three unanimous opinions, respectively, in the Circuit Court, of Appeals and the Supreme Court in its course. It resulted in a final adjudication of mutual…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Phœnix Insurance v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- The New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The ChattahoocheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The" North Star"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
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