Martin v. West
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts, which involve the construction and constitutionality of certain statutes of the State of Washington, are stated in the opinion. The tort was maritime. Locality fixes the jurisdiction. The Plymouth, 3 Wall. 20. The substance and consummation of the injury complained of must have taken place on the high seas, or navigable waters, in order that the admiralty should have jurisdiction.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts, which involve the construction and constitutionality of certain statutes of the State of Washington, are stated in the opinion. The tort was maritime. Locality fixes the jurisdiction. The Plymouth, 3 Wall. 20. The substance and consummation of the injury complained of must have taken place on the high seas, or navigable waters, in order that the admiralty should have jurisdiction. The Plymouth, 3 Wall. 20; In re Phenix Ins. Co., 118 U. S. 610; Johnson v. Chicago Elevator Co., 119 U. S. 388; Cleveland &c. R. R. Co. v. Cleveland…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devantee
This case arose out of the collision, on May 7, 1906, of the steamer Norwood, owned and enrolled at San Francisco, with a supporting pier of a toll drawbridge between Aberdeen and South Aberdeen, in Chehalis County, Washington, over the Chehalis river, a navigable stream flowing into an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The pier stood upon the bed of the river, in navigable water, and the bridge was maintained and used as a connection between highways on either side of the stream, and not as an aid to navigation. The vessel was engaged in interstate commerce, was proceeding under her own motive…
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