Legal Opinion
In re Kinsman Transit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 29, 1964No. Nos. 238-243, Dockets 28387-28392PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
We have here six appeals, 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a) (3), from an interlocutory decree in admiralty adjudicating liability. The litigation, in the District Court for the Western District of New York, arose out of a series of misadventures on a navigable portion of the Buffalo River during the night of January 21, 1959. The owners of two vessels petitioned for exoneration from or limitation of liability; numerous claimants appeared in these proceedings and also filed libels against the Continental Grain Company and the City of Buffalo, which filed cross-claims. The proceedings…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Christianson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Leasco Data Processing Equipment Corp. v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Mississippi Department of Transportation v. Signal International, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Petitions of the Kinsman Transit Company, as Owner and Operator of the Steamer MacGilvray Shiras, and of Midland Steamship Line, Inc., as Owner and Operator of the Steamer Michael K. Tewksbury, Their Engines, Etc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, City of Buffalo, Claimant-Respondent-Appellant, Kelley Island New York Corporation, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- In re Mid-South Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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