Legal Opinion

Lynch v. Agwilines, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 31, 1950No. 18, Docket 21663PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. HAND, Chief Judge.

These are appeals from a decree in the admiralty awarding half damages to the libelant for injuries to her scow by being crushed in the slip between Piers 36 and 37 on the Manhattan shore of the Hudson River. We ignore the orginal libel which was filed on April 10th, 1944, and start with an amended libel which was filed by permission on April 15th, 1946. This was against the tug, Atwood, in rem and against the respondent, Agwilines, Inc., in person-am (by foreign attachment) ; and alleged that the tug had made the scow fast alongside a derrick lighter, The Comrade, which…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Barbarino v. Stanhope S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  2. Kreste v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
  3. Fulton Lighterage Co. v. Erie R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
  4. New York & Hastings Steamboat Co. v. Compania Sud Americana De VaporesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  5. New York Trap Rock Corp. v. Metropolitan No. 4Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. David B. Dale v. Henry P. Rosenfeld, Doing Business Under the Firm Name and Style of Henry P. Rosenfeld Co., Samson Wallach and Abraham S. GechtmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  2. Francisco Romero, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Garcia & Diaz, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
  3. Pennsylvania Railroad v. McAllister Bros.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
  4. Powell & Minnock Brick Works, Inc. v. Callanan Road Improvement Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
  5. Tanker Hygrade No. 2, Inc. v. Barge Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956

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