Legal Opinion

Berwind White Coal Mining Co. v. City of New York

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 9, 1931No. 206PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The libelant, owner of the coal barge Eureka No. 5, was requested by respondent Transatlántica Italiana to deliver a barge-load of bunker coal to its steamship Guiseppe Verdi, which was lying on the north side of Pier 75, North River, Borough of Manhattan. . Libellant accordingly ordered its tug Admiral Dewey to tow the barge to the place. This was done on April 30, 1926, and the barge was moored astern of the Guiseppe Verdi to wait until some of the libellant’s other coal barges were unloaded, before discharging her cargo on the steamer. Libellant had no…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  2. M. & J. Tracy, Inc. v. Marks, Lissberger & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
  3. Crowell Bros. v. Panhandle Grain & Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
  4. Gaulden v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1862
  5. Phipps v. Consolidated Flour Mills Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1923

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  2. Lewis v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  3. Donley v. Amerada Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1940
  4. Robert Manning v. New York Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  5. Reddick v. McAllister Lighterage Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958

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