Legal Opinion
Burns Bros. v. Erie R.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 1, 1948No. Nos. 17576, 17850PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, District Judge.
The owners of the coal barge Burns Bros. No. 77 (which I will call No. 77) 1 have filed their libel against Erie Railroad Company (Erie), Long Island Railroad Company (Long Island), Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and its trustees (Central), and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and its trustees (New Haven). The suit is strictly in personam.
New Haven has filed a libel in a cause of salvage in rem and in personam against the barge No. 77 and her owners. The two suits have been consolidated by order and were tried together.
On Easter Sunday, April…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Carroll Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- In Re Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Seaboard Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Moran Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Palmer v. Agwilines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- New York Central Railroad v. Talisman, Long Island R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People of the Living God v. Star Towing Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Petition of J. E. Brenneman Company for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. J. E. Brenneman CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Burns Bros. v. Carfloat Central R. R. of New Jersey No. 42District Court, E.D. New York · 1952