Anthony O'Boyle v. Louis W. Doyle

Full title: ANTHONY O'BOYLE, Inc., as owner of the barge Marion E. Bulley…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Mar 30, 1951

187 F.2d 872 (2d Cir. 1951)

Opinion

No. 171, Docket 21897.

Argued March 5, 1951.

Decided March 30, 1951.

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

From interlocutory decrees holding the City of New York primarily, and Tully DiNapoli, Inc., secondarily, liable, for damages due to the negligence of the City of New York, resulting in the Scow Louis W. Doyle breaking adrift and damaging other scows, the City of New York appeals.

John P. McGrath, Corporation Counsel, New York City, Joseph T. Caponigri, New York City, of counsel, for City of New York, respondent-impleaded-appellant.

Frank G. Colgan, Brooklyn, N.Y., for Anthony O'Boyle, Inc., libellant-appellee.

Alexander Ash, New York City, Edward Ash, New York City, of counsel, for Shamrock Towing Company, Inc., libellant-respondent-appellee.

Hagen, Senecal Eidenbach, New York City, John F. Quarto, New York City, of counsel, for Sinram Bros., Inc., libellant-appellee.

Macklin, Speer, Hanan McKernan, New York City, Leo F. Hanan, New York City, of counsel, for Reading Co., respondent-appellee.

Hill, Rivkins Middleton, New York City, Thomas H. Middleton, New York City, of counsel, for Tully DiNapoli, Inc., respondent-appellee.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CLARK and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed on the opinion of Byers, J., D.C., 91 F. Supp. 239.