Legal Opinion
Hansen v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 31, 1929No. 229PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtL. Hand, Circuit Judge
(after stating the faets as above). We have no doubt that the boats were not delivered upon a demise, but upon a charter to carry the powder to Buffalo. It may indeed be true that the barges were demised when originally deliv ered with only one bargee in charge, and that this continued until the written contract was made, or perhaps thereafter until. the tug took them in tow and began the voyage. As to that, however, we say nothing, for before the fire the rights of the parties had already been defined by the written contract, which we see no reason to interpret as changing the normal…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ehrgott v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. CalhounSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- United States v. SheaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Hill v. WinsorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Reed v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. A. L. Burbank & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Sinram v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Aird v. Weyerhaeuser S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- The GlendolaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Richard J. Stephenson v. Star-Kist Caribe, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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