Gannon v. Consolidated Ice Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was a libel in personam to recover for injury to a canal boal. There was judgment for libelant, and defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
Gannon let to the Consolidated Ice Company, the appellant, his canal boat, for a per diem compensation, to he used in the transportation of ice. The appellant then contracted with one Sheehey to tow the boat from Troy to Crescent, on the Erie Canal, at the rate of seven dollars per trip. Sheehey was regularly engaged in the towing business, and he employed his own men and used his own horses in conducting it. While he was towing the boat, it was, by the negligence of his servants, run against a pier and injured. The appellant disclaims responsibility for the damage, insisting that Sheehey was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. BoukerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1891
- McLoughlin v. New York Lighterage & Transportation Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
- Jackson v. EastonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1874
3Cited by19 opinions
- White v. Upper Hudson Stone Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- O'Donnell Transp. Co. v. M. & J. Tracy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Howard v. Dobbins-Trinity Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Thompson v. WinslowDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1904
- White v. Schoonmaker-Connors Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1920
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