Central Transportation Co. v. Commercial Shipping Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Two libels were filed, by the Central Transportation Company and the Caribbean Shipping Company, Limited, respectively, against the schooner Allan Wilde, her tackle, etc.; the Commercial Shipping Corporation claimant. The libels were sustained. 255 Fed. 171. Claimant in each case appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
These actions were tried together and decrees were granted for libelant in each. The question of law involved in each action is the same. They were both argued together, and will be here treated in one opinion.
Pier 2, known as the Empire Stores in Brooklyn, was leased to the Central Transportation Company for the months of January and February, 1918. It was a privately owned, covered pier about 375 feet long and 45 feet wide. The schooner Allan Wilde had a berth on the south side of the pier for 12 days, commencing January 29, 1918. The libel in this case is filed to…
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