Legal Opinion
Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, Inc. v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 9, 1960No. Nos. 63-65, Dockets 26126-26128PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Libelant Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, Inc., owner of the sightseeing vessel Sightseer VIII, sued respondent City of New York in admiralty for damages resulting from a collision on September 6, 1956, between the vessel and the City’s Madison Avenue Bridge, located at 138th Street across the Harlem River. Circle Line has also brought a limitation proceeding, in which claims were filed by a large number of passengers, and by the City for damage to the bridge. A third libel for personal injuries was originally filed against the City by Captain Smith, master of the vessel,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The" North Star"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Chamberlain v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- The FarragutSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
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- In re Kinsman Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Libellant and Cross-Respondent) v. S. S. Marie Leonhardt, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture, and Against All Persons Intervening and Their Interests in the Same (Respondents). Leonhardt & Blumberg of Hamburg, Germany, as Owner of S. S. Marie Leonhardt(cross-Libellant) v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Cross-Respondent)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. SS Marie LeonhardtDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
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