City of Seattle v. Lloyds' Plate Glass Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cushman, Judge. Action at law by the Lloyds’ Plate Glass Insurance Company against the City of Seattle. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cushman, Judge. Action at law by the Lloyds’ Plate Glass Insurance Company against the City of Seattle. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. A powder company of San Francisco, Oal., shipped to the Baldwin Shipping Company, at ATadivostok, 15 tons of gelatine dynamite, by a coastwise steamer called Loop, to be transferred at Seattle to one of the Japanese marus for transportation to its destination; the latter ship being expected to sail from Seattle…
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge,
(after stating the facts as above). [1, 2] It cannot be doubted that the dynamite, being foreign commerce in transit to its place of destination, was rightfully brought into the harbor of Seattle. Such substance lias long been a legitimate subject of commerce. Actiesselskabet Ingrid v. Central R. Co. of New Jersey, 216 Fed. 72, 132 C. C. A. 316, L. R. A. 1916B, 716; The Ingrid (D. C.) 195 Fed. 596, and cases there cited. The contention of the appellant that the city was without power to designate the place or places within the harbor where such an explosive should be…
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