Legal Opinion
North River Barge Line v. Chile Steamship Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 6, 1953No. A 18841PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYERS, District Judge.
The libelant’s wooden deck scow Creek sustained heavy ice damage while being towed by the tug Mary L. McAllister, off Hastings, New York, on the night of March ‘5, 1948. She was under charter (via Christie Scow Corporation) to respondent Chile, and the latter has impleaded the tug and her owner, upon the theory that liability if any was caused by improper towing by the McAllister tug, which had ■ been engaged by Chile. The nature of that engagement is one of the litigated issues, as well-as the method of performance by the tug.
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- Compania De Navegacion Interior, S. A. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- The OceanicaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1909
- Seaboard Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Moran Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
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- North River Barge Line v. Chile S.S. Co., Inc. The Creek. The Mary L. McAllisterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Conners-Standard Marine Corp. v. Marine Fuel Transfer Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1955
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