Legal Opinion
Messenger v. Stevens
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1936No. 3939PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The owners of the barge Majestic filed a libel in rem against the motor tug C-O to recover for damages sustained by the barge as a result of a collision between the barge, then in tow of the tug, and the vehicular • drawbridge over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at Reedy Point, Del. The tug and tow left Philadelphia on the afternoon of December 27, 1933, and anchored that night on Newcastle Flats in the Delaware river. The voyage was resumed the next day about 4 a. m., the flotilla entering the canal about 5:30 a. m. The bridge is owned and operated by the United…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Clement v. Metropolitan West Side El. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1903
- Great Lakes Towing Co. v. Masaba S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
- City of Chicago v. MullenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
- Central R. v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1893
- Munroe v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1912
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. SS Marie LeonhardtDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, Inc. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Sabine Towing & Transportation Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, Inc., Libelant-Appellee v. City of New York, Barbara A. Smith, as Administratrix of the Estate of Valentine A. Smith, Deceased, Libelant-Appellee v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, Inc., Libelant-Appellee v. City of New York, Barbara A. Smith, as Administratrix of the Estate of Valentine A. Smith, Deceased, Libelant-Appellee v. City of New York, Petition of Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, Inc., as Owner of the Motor Vessel Sightseer Viii, in a Cause of Exoneration From and Limitation of Liability for Damages Arising Out of a Collision in the Harlem River on September 6, 1956, Between Said Vessel and the Madison Avenue BridgeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960