Legal Opinion
The George W. Pratt
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 15, 1935No. 333PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
On April 5, 1930, the tank barge U. P. No. 109 sank in the Hudson river while in tow of the tug Pratt. In previous litigation it was found that the sinking was caused by the improper way in which the barge was made fast to and was towed by the tug. The decision was affirmed by this court without opinion. Newburgh Gas & Oil Co. v. Dranuc Distributing Corp., 56 F.(2d) 1084. Thereafter Cornell Steamboat Company, owner of the tug, filed its petition to limit liability and made parties Dranuc Distributing Corporation as owner of the barge, and Newburg Gas & Oil Company as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sacramento Navigation Co. v. SalzSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Short v. The ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1896
- Standard Dredging Co. v. KristiansenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Thompson Towing & Wrecking Ass'n v. McGregorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. Sandra & Dennis Fishing Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- Henjes v. Aetna Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- New Orleans Coal & Bisso Towboat Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- In Re the Complaint of Midland Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1968
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