Legal Opinion
Conklin v. R. P. & J. H. Staats Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 18, 1908No. 24PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In the court below the appellants, Conklin and others, filed a libel against the R. P. & J. IT. Staats Company, a corporation, to recover damages to their scow Sarah. On final hearing the court dismissed the libel. Its opinion is reported in 155 Fed. 818, where the facts are fully stated. Thereupon the libelant took this appeal.
The Staats Company was engaged in rebuilding piers of the North German Company at Hoboken, which had been destroyed by fire. It was a large undertaking, and took six years, from 1900 onward, for its completion. The fire destroyed the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Conklin v. StaatsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1904
- Conklin v. R. P. & J. H. Staats Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1907
3Cited by5 opinions
- M. & J. Tracy, Inc. v. Marks, Lissberger & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Neville v. Morrison Coal & Coke Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- Kenny v. Balbach Smelting & Refining Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1923
- Connecticut Fire Ins. v. Smith & Richards Lumber Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1939
- Arundel Sand & Gravel Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1928