Maryland Dredging & Contracting Co. v. Maryland ex rel. Boddie
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; John C. Rose, Judge. Suit by the State of Maryland, to the use of Louise Boddie, widow of William Boddie, deceased, against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and others. Decree for libelant against respondent Maryland Dredging & Contracting Company, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
[1] In the summer of 1917, the dredge Chesapeake was working in a slip in Baltimore harbor. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company owned the land adjacent to the slip, and had employed for the work the Empire Engineering Company, and it 'in turn had employed the Maryland Dredging & Contracting Company, owner of the Chesapeake. The dredge was made fast to the piers by two lines on each side. When it was not in operation, these lines were sufficiently taut and elevated above the water for a launch to pass under. When the dredge was operating, the lines were alternately slack…
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