Legal Opinion
United States Mexican Oil Corp. v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 6, 1927No. 341PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The vessel Pearldon was stranded on January 13, 1921, on a shoal near Shooter’s Island off Newark Bay. Appellant’s tug No. 32 is held responsible therefor, jointly with the Pearldon, and this appeal seeks to review that decree.
The cause of stranding was found to be due to the No. 32 permitting her tow to swing up into Newark Bay so that it was across the course of the Pearldon and crowded her on the rocks at Bergen Point, while she was attempting to navigate clear of the tow. The Pearldon was also held at fault, but no appeal is taken, and we are not now urged to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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