Legal Opinion
The R. Lenahan, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 9, 1931No. 254PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The Iroquois Transit Corporation, the carrier, was in the business of hauling merchandise through the Mohawk River Canal. Having no equipment of its own, or only an insufficient amount, it chartered empty barges and tugs for its purposes. Among the chartered barges were the two in question, whose hire was on a per diem basis; they were bare boats with a bargee in charge, employed and paid by the owners. The tug was small, driven by a Diesel engine, manned by a crew, apparently of only two, also employed and paid by the owner. The earner made up such tows as it needed,…
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