Southern Transp. Co. v. City of New York

Full title: SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, as owner of THE Barge BANGO…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Jun 28, 1951

190 F.2d 1023 (2d Cir. 1951)

Opinion

No. 277, Docket 22014.

Argued June 12, 1951.

Decided June 28, 1951.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The City of New York appeals from an interlocutory decree holding the City and Card Towing Line, Inc., claimant of the tug Raymond Card, jointly liable for damages sustained by the libellant's barge by reason of colliding with the abutment of the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge. Cross assignments of error were filed by Card Towing Line, Inc. Judgment affirmed.

John P. McGrath, Corporation Counsel, New York City, Edwin M. Bourke, New York City, of Counsel, for appellant.

Foley Martin, New York City, Christopher E. Heckman, New York City, of counsel, for Card Towing Line, Inc., appellee.

Nelson, Healy, Baillie Burke, New York City, Allan A. Baillie, New York City, of counsel for libellant-appellee.

Before SWAN, Chief Judge, and AUGUSTUS N. HAND and L. HAND, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Judgment, D.C., 98 F. Supp. 967, affirmed on the opinion below.