Legal Opinion
The J. W. Taylor
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 15, 1899PublishedCited by 3 opinions
This was a libel by Cornelius Callahan against the steamship J. W. Taylor to recover damages for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the Court
TilOMAS, District Judge.
On the 14th day of December, 1893, the steamship J. W. Taylor was lying at the dock in the city of Brooklyn, chartered by Lamport & Holt who had employed T. Hogan & Hons, stevedores, to unload and load her. Before this date her cargo had been discharged, and she had been sent to dry dock, from which on the day in question she was again at the dock for the purpose of loading. Bhe had four hatches, and about 2 feet aft of hatch Mo. 2 was what was known as the “bunker hatch,” which was 14 feet in length athwartships, and feet in width. During the afternoon work was in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Hefferin v. The IllinoisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1894
- Craig v. The SaratogaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1898
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