Legal Opinion
The Paul L. Bleakley
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 6, 1906PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit in rem to enforce maritime lien,
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
This was an action brought by the Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Company to recover $689 from the-scow Paul I,. Bleakley, owned by Cara R. Bleakley, for wrecking and salvage services rendered between the 28th of June and the 3rd of July, 1902. The scow sank, with a load of dirt, near Shooter’s Island, at the mouth of Newark Bay, in the Harbor of New York, and was raised by the libellant.
It appears that the owner of the boat was insured in the Greenwich Insurance Company for one year from December 31st, 1901. When the sinking occurred, the charterer of the boat…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. Morris & Cumings Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
- Merritt v. MorseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1895
- Hook v. The VentureDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1885
- The D. S. NewcombDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1882
- Merritt v. The WandrahmDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1894
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Great Lakes Towing Co. v. St. Joseph-Chicago S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1918
- The ConvoyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1919