Legal Opinion
Russell, Poling & Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1957PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
This case concerns damage sustained by the barge Russell-Poling No. 29 at about midnight on December 7, 3.954, while being towed northward in the Tremley Point Reach of the Arthur Kill between Staten Island and New Jersey. The bottom of the barge was damaged, apparently because it hit bottom. Liability is asserted against two defendants: (1) the United States is charged with negligence- in regard to channel buoys which, it is asserted,.were out of position; (2) Conners-Standard Marine Corporation, owner of the tug Corporal, which was towing the barge, is charged with…
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