Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania R. v. Central R. R.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 17, 1939No. 254PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The libellant’s barge, thirty feet wide, was lying moored at the end of Pier No. 8 on the New York shore of the Hudson River, after dark, in an exceedingly dense fog. The claimant’s ferry was making her regular trip from Jersey City to her Liberty Street slip, three piers above where the barge lay. The tide was flood; *429there was no wind. The ferry got lost and struck the barge a heavy enough blow to sink her where she lay. The ferry was blowing regulation fog signals, but, although a bargee was aboard the barge, he did not beat a pan, or swing a rattle, or make his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Erie R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- The Jersey CentralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- The P. R. R. No. 5Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
- Wright & Cobb Lighterage Co. v. New England Navigation Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1913
- New York Cent. R. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Cities Service Oil Co. v. M/V Melvin H. BakerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Petition of Wills Lines, Inc., for Exemption From, or Limitation Of, Liability, Petitioner-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Tankport Terminals, Inc., Claimant-Appellee- Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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