Legal Opinion
Black Point S. S. Co. v. Reading Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 20, 1936No. Nos. 628, 633PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLELLAN, District Judge.
These two libels involve the same facts and were heard together. The first seeks to recover for damage to the S. S. Black Point due to a collision between that vessel, owned by the libelant, and the barge Glenside, then owned by the libelee. The second libel by the then owner of the barge Glenside seeks recovery for damage caused to that barge as a result of the same collision.
The collision occurred in Boston Harbor in the dredged channel at or near the entrance to President Roads on the evening of September 22, 1931, at about 8:44 daylight saving time. The night was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The SyossetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- The DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
3Cited by4 opinions
- Marine Contracting & Towing Co. v. McMeekin Construction Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1969
- The BarbaraDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1945
- Philtankers, Inc. v. M/V DON CARLOSDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1981
- Reading Co. v. Black Point Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937