Legal Opinion
O'Brien Bros. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 5, 1946PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
There is no question of the liability of the respondent United States. The only issue which requires discussion is whether the impleaded respondent, Turner and Blanchard, Inc., is liable. I have concluded that it is and for the following reasons. The facts are briefly these:
Petitioner, owner of the scow Carbon Light, delivered the scow - to the United States under an oral charter, the United States agreeing to accept the scow without a captain, to be responsible for tending and watching it and not to load it beyond 250 tons.
Before Turner and Blanchard, Inc., commenced…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States Lighterage Corp. v. Petterson Lighterage & Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- McGeeney v. Moran Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Seaboard Sand & Gravel Corp. v. American Stevedores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Exner Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Gallagher Bros. Sand & Gravel Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1945
- United States Lighterage Corp. v. Petterson Lighterage & Towing Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gural v. Terry Contracting, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Lavino Shipping Co. v. O'LearyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1947