Legal Opinion
Gulf Oil Corp. v. The Edward Card
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 13, 1954No. A-19192PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUCHHAUSEN, District Judge.
The libelant, owner of the barge Erie, claims damages against the respondent, the tug Edward Card, for negligence.
The Edward Card was engaged to and did tow the barge Erie from Gulfport, Staten Island, to Devon, Connecticut. The voyage was down the Kills, across New York Harbor, through the East River and Hell Gate, down Long Island Sound, to Devon, Connecticut. Upon its arrival, a “little crack” was discovered in the steel plating on the starboard side of the barge, near tank number 4. The claim is for this damage.
The substance of the testimony of Captain Backman,…
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- Sternberg Dredging Co. v. Moran Towing & Transp. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- The Clarence L. BlakesleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- The AnacondaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
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- South, Inc. v. Moran Towing & Transportation Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1965
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