Legal Opinion
Tugboat Indian Co. v. A/S Ivarans Rederi
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 18, 1939No. Appeal, 248PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stern,
For an understanding of the legal questions here involved it is not necessary to give a detailed account of the accident which was the forerunner of the present litigation. Suffice it to say that the S.S. “Tercero,” coming up the Delaware River to Philadelphia, arrived abreast of the pier where it was to be docked, and a spring line was thrown out from the forecastle head and fastened to a cleat on the dock. Because of packed ice in the river the ship could not get nearer to the pier than 15 to 20 feet. ■ The “Indian,” which was one of two tugboats assisting in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sensenig v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Payne v. School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Marsh v. Western New York & Pennsylvania Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Shenango Furnace Co. v. Fairfield TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Philadelphia Electric Company v. Hercules, Inc. And Gould, Inc. Appeal of Hercules, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Jones v. Waterman SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- Globe Indemnity Co. v. SchmittOhio Supreme Court · 1944
- Martinique Shoes, Inc. v. New York Progressive Wood Heel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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