Legal Opinion
The McAllister Bros.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 8, 1937No. Nos. 14676, 14730, 14571, 14640Published
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
By order of the court these four causes were consolidated.
Three barges were damaged, as were also the cargoes of rubber and sardine meal on the Maude L. Foster.
On October 27, 1934, the tug McAllister Bros, and the Empire No. 1 had ten barges in tow, made up in five tiers of two abreast. The McAllister Bros, was the leading tug and ■ the Empire No. 1 assisted. The two left its terminal at Albany and proceeded down the river with the Empire No. 1 holding up the stern of the tug. The length of the tow was about 500 feet. The barges were properly made up with two hawsers,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The SilviaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Sacramento Navigation Co. v. SalzSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- In Re O'DonnellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- The Elizabeth M. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934