Legal Opinion
United States v. Motor Tanker J. A. Cobb
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 17, 1959PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The libelant seeks to recover damages for the loss of its Barge BC-634 which was in collision with Tanker J. A. Cobb, owned by the claimant. The collision occurred while the vessels were proceeding in opposite directions in Newark Bay underneath the Newark Bay Drawbridge, owned and operated by the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. The railroad was impleaded by the claimant pursuant to Admiralty Rule 56, 28 U.S.C.A.
The bridge is of a vertical lift type with an east and west draw separated by a center abutment 200 feet in length. The west draw has a horizontal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. the Socony No. 16Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Martin Marine Transp. Co. v. Jakobson & Peterson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Ulster Oil Transport Corp. v. the Matton No. 20. the Petroleum No. 7. the CaruticaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- The Transfer No. 21Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Placid Oil Company v. SS WILLOWPOOLDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1963
- Barge Lake Farge Corp. v. S.S. SaxonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
- Moran Scow Corporation v. SS BOSTONDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Tempest v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1967