Legal Opinion

Norfolk Tidewater Terminals, Inc. v. Wood Towing Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 4, 1938No. 4227PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.

In July, 1936, libels were filed in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk, by Geismar & Company, Incorporated, and Morris S. Hawkins and L. H. Windholz, receivers for Norfolk Southern Railroad Company, a corporation, against Wood Towing Corporation and Norfolk Tidewater Terminals, Incorporated. The receivers for N. S. R. Co. were the owners of a barge that was sunk, at a pier operated by the Terminals company, on the night of July 2-3, 1936, and Geismar & Company was the owner of the cargo on the barge. The object of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bennett v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  3. The Nichiyo MaruCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
  4. City of Petersburg v. Applegarth's adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1877
  5. Canton Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  2. Paducah Towing Company, Inc. v. Paducah Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. Paducah Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
  4. Medomsley Steam Shipping Company v. Elizabeth River Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
  5. Roah Hook Brick Co. v. Erie R. Co. United States v. The Roah HookCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950

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