Legal Opinion
Rice v. New York Trap Rock Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 19, 1961No. Nos. 377, 378, Dockets 26110, 26111PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEONARD P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals from interlocutory decrees in admiralty which were entered after a trial of two separate but consolidated proceedings. The first is a petition by Jacob Rice & Sons (Rice), owners of the scow Joan R., for limitation of and/or exoneration from liability. In this proceeding, there were three claimants: (1) New York Trap Rock Corporation (Trap Rock), the charterer of the Joan R.; Frank S. Jacobus (Jacobus), the owner of the scow J. P. Curry; and (3) Colonial Sand & Stone Company (Colonial), the owner of the scow Central Light. The other proceeding…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Petition of Estelle Rice, Co-Partners, Doing Business Under the Firm Name and Style of Jacob Rice & Sons, as Owners of the Scow Joan R., in a Cause of Limitation of And/or Exoneration From Liability, Estelle Rice, Emily Rice, Mathilde Rice, Helen Rice, Margaret Rice, Frank v. Rice, Edward E. Rice, Estate of William R. Rice, John G. Rice, Maurice J. Rice, Adrian L. Rice, and Delores R. Shader, Co-Partners Doing Business Under the Firm Name and Style of Jacob Rice & Sons, as Owners of the Scow Joan R., Libellant-Appellee v. New York Trap Rock Corporation v. Red Star Towing & Transportation Company and Colonial Sand & Stone Co., Inc., Respondent-Impleaded-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Offshore Tel. Co. v. M/V WATERBUCK, M/V STATE POINTDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1979
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