Legal Opinion
CF HARMS CO. v. Erie R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 28, 1948No. 224, Docket 20935PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from a decree in the admiralty, awarding damages against it for injury to a scow belonging to the libellant and chartered to the Erie Railroad. The libellant sued the Erie Railroad as charterer; and the Railroad impleaded the United States under the Tucker Act, 1 alleging that the scow was damaged while “under the complete control and direction of the Government.” The facts as found by the judge were as follows. The libellant on September 7, 1943, chartered the scow, then in sound condition, to the Railroad. A year later — September 13, 1944 —…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Sutton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Tempel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by29 opinions
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