Legal Opinion
The Fred'k Lennig
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1930No. 95PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
April 19, 1927, the steam tug Fred’k Lennig was engaged in towing four barges westward on the Erie Canal, bound for Buffalo. When approaching Lock 9, in the Mohawk river, the current was running eastward, the tow arranged in tandem on two hawsers about 75 feet from the stem of the Lennig to the bow of the head boat; the barges were made fast as close to each other as was possible. As the Lennig and her tow neared the approach wall, a signal was given to the engine room to change the speed of the tug from full speed ahead to stop and reverse in order to shorten the towing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The W. G. MasonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
- Rice v. Brooklyn Ash Removal Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- The J. P. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The Clarence P. HowlandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- The William Guinan HowardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Leach v. Hedger Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- The Reichert LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- In Re W. E. Hedger Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Horan v. Reichert Towing Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933