Legal Opinion
The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey v. Jules S. Sottnek Co., Inc., Sottnek Terminal Corporation, and Third Party New York Dock Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 15, 1958No. 277, Docket 24619PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury by Judge Murphy, Southern District of New York, awarding the plaintiff $9,636 for damages to its scow and $383 for loss of the personal effects of its scow master caused by a fire allegedly ignited through the negligence of the defendants. A third party complaint against the New York Dock Company was dismissed and no appeal is taken from that order.
On April 24, 1951, the plaintiff’s scow, CRR 230, was tied up to the bulkhead between Piers 30 and 32 in Brooklyn, New York. The stern of the scow was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johnson v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Williams v. AlexanderNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Pekelis v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- United States v. GraysonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. Robert Edward LipscombCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Herbert A. EllenbogenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Amos P. Brown, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Gabriel Felice v. The Long Island Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. New York Foreign Trade Zone Operators, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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