New York Dock Co. v. Delaware, L. & W. R. Co.

Citations

• 225 F. 485
• 1915 U.S. App. LEXIS 2117

Syllabus

<p>Contracts <g=>189—Construction- -Liability fob Injury to Property of Third Person in Performance.</p> <p>By a, contract by a dock company to transier cars of a railroad company across New York Harbor on its car floats, it was made absolutely liable for injury to property in transit until its floats should be brought to the float bridges of the railroad company, after which the cars were to be removed by the railroad company. 11 eld that, in the absence of any such provision for absolute liability on the part of the railroad company, it could only be held liable for injury to cars and property of another company on a float, occurring while removing its own cars, on the ground of negligence.</p> <p>] Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Contracts, Cent. Dig. §§ 811-845, 900-902, 905; Doc. Dig. <§=>189.]</p> <p><§=>i’or other eases soo same topic & KEY-NUMBER in all Key-Numbered Digests & Indexes</p>