Legal Opinion

The Louise Rugge

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 30, 1917No. 2191PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; Charles P. Orr, Judge. Suit in admiralty by the Clyde Steamship Company against the tug Louise Rugge, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Essex, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Hudson, and the Snare & Triest Company. Decree for libelant against .the Snare & Triest Company, from which it appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.

This suit in admiralty was brought by Clyde Steamship Company against the Steam Tug Louise Rugge, The Board of Chosen Freeholders for the County of Essex, The Board of Chosen Freeholders for the County of Hudson, and The Snare & Triest Company, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the libellant’s lighter, The Boston. From a decree finding The Snare- and Triest Company in fault and dismissing the libel as to all other respondents, this appeal was taken.

The facts of the case appear at length in the opinion of the District Court. 234 Fed. 768. Only the substance of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Atlantic Transport Co. v. ConeysCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1897
  3. The Louise RuggeDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1916

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. SS Marie LeonhardtDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. O. F. Shearer & Sons v. Cincinnati Marine Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
  3. Staub v. Delaware Dredging Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Santa Rosa Island Authority v. F. Rust Smith & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  5. Messenger v. StevensCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936

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