Legal Opinion
Cleary Bros. v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 6, 1937No. 69PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The City of New York chartered the libelant’s scows, among them the Roslyn, to carry ashes and rubbish from waterfront dumps in Manhattan- and The Bronx to Rikers Island. The charter was effective May 1, 1932, and ran from day to day continuously until terminated by either party upon one day’s written notice. It was in the form of a letter written by the city (Department of Sanitation) to the libelant, and assented to by the libelant, whereby libelant furnished and paid a scowman for each scow and was paid an agreed sum per day while the scows were in use. The limits of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Alpine Forwarding Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Pariso v. TowseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Cummings v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Pioneer S. S. Co. v. McCannCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1909
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Howard v. Dobbins-Trinity Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Fyfe v. Pan-Atlantic SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Val Marine Corporation v. Leonard Costas, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Menefee v. W. R. Chamberlin Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Seaboard Sand & Gravel Corp. v. American Stevedores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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