Legal Opinion
The No. 34
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 18, 1926No. 2756PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
This is a libel brought by the United States, as owner of the steamship Oshkosh, against scow No. 34, to enforce its claim for damages resulting from a collision between the scow and the Oshkosh, which occurred at Pier 80, North River, New York, on September 5, 1920. The libel was filed August 11, 1924. The Scully Company appears as claimant, and alleges in its answer that on August 17, 1922, it purchased the scow free and clear of any incumbrances, and without knowledge of any claim in favor of the United States; that the vessel had been within the jurisdiction of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The William Guinan HowardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- Naamlooze Venootschap Maatschappij Stoomschip Barendrecht v. Moran Towing & Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- The BristolDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1882
- Great Lakes Transportation Co. v. Hand & Johnson Tug LineDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1923
- United States v. Jacksonville Forwarding Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1925
3Cited by5 opinions
- The FalconDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1927
- Finley v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1955
- O'Boyle v. Long Island R. R.District Court, E.D. New York · 1930
- The MameiDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1944
- United States v. The Tug Richard J. MoranDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1962