Connelly v. The International
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
This was a libel in admiralty by N. K. & M. Connelly against the dredge International and scows No. 1 and No. 2.
1Opinion of the Court
BUTLER, District Judge.
Are dredges and scows vessels, or goods, wares and merchandise, and subject to the duty imposed by congress on the latter description of property? This is the only question presented. While it has not been directly passed upon by the courts, it has, I think, been indirectly decided. Dredges and scows are held to be water craft; they are intended for, and subject to, use only upon the water, and are consequently so shaped ánd constructed as to be navigated. That they are without independent means of propulsion is immaterial. In this respect they resemble barges and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The ConquerorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Saylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1896
- The AlabamaUnited States Circuit Court · 1884
- Disbrow v. The Walsh Bros.District Court, S.D. New York · 1888
- Huismann v. The PioneerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1886
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Butler v. EllisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- McRae v. Bowers Dredging Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington · 1898
- Charles Barnes Co. v. One Dredge BoatDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1909
- Bowers Hydraulic Dredging Co. v. Federal Contracting Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1906
- McMaster v. One DredgeDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1899
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