Legal Opinion
Dunbar v. Henry Du Bois' Sons Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1960No. 37, Docket 25589PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff’s intestate, Robert Dunbar, was a deckhand employed aboard the Trenton, a steam derrick incapable of self-propulsion used in dredging opera*305tions. On June 6, 1955, the Trenton completed an assignment in the East River. The Trenton was to be used the following morning in Hempstead Harbor on the north coast of Long Island. Dunbar was the only employee aboard the Trenton as it was towed that evening to Hempstead Harbor by the tug Cortland. Early the next morning as the tug was turning to enter that harbor the Trenton capsized and Dunbar was drowned.
Dunbar’s wife,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- George W. Dixon, Libelant-Appellee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by20 opinions
- George G. Horton v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and Third-Party v. Juan Rivera, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Tug Manzanillo, Her Engines, Tackle and Apparel, and Shaver Transportation Company, Tug Manzanillo, Her Engines, Tackle and Apparel, and Shaver Transporation Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Blockston v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
- Johnson v. Partrederiet BrovigtankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Hudson Waterways Corporation v. William J. SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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