Butterworth v. Degnon Contracting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. On writ of error to the District Court for the Southern District of New York to review a judgment entered upon a verdict directed by the court in favor of the defendant. 208 Fed. 381. Both parties moved for the direction of a verdict. The parties will be referred to as they appear on the record of the District Court, as plaintiff and defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff is the receiver of the Gilbert Transportation Company, a Connecticut corporation with its principal office at Mystic in that state. Its business at all times was carrying freight by water and it owned and operated a large number of vessels for that purpose. The plaintiff, by virtue of his appointment dated October 5, 1909, was authorized to take possession of and manage all the company’s vessels and property and to continue the conduct of its business. Between October 5, 1909, and December 30, 1909, the plaintiff, as such receiver, transported on the…
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