Legal Opinion
Tug Helen B. Moran, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 3, 1977No. 872, Docket 76-7608PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge:
The Tomlinson Bridge, which spans Quin-nipiac River near its confluence with Mill River, was completed by the State of Connecticut in 1925 under a permit granted in 1922 by the Army Corps of Engineers, pursuant to the authority given by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 30 Stat. 1151, 33 U.S.C. § 401. The bridge is of the bascule-type construction, with leaves that elevate to allow the ships to pass.
The approved plans for the bridge specified that the width of the water between the bridge abutments should be 126 feet and required that no part of the leaves,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. Norfolk-Berkley Bridge CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1928
- In Re Great Lakes Towing CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
- Soo Line Railroad v. M/V PolarisDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1964
3Cited by2 opinions
- Complaint of Tug Helen B. Moran, Inc., as Owner, and Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., as Chartered Owner of the Tug Diana L. Moran for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., State of Connecticut, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Evergreen International, S.A. v. Marinex Construction Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2007