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The Aurora

District Court, D. Oregon

Decided July 13, 1908No. 4,891PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLVERTON, District Judge.

The libelant is the administratrix of the estate of William Boyce, deceased, and seeks by this libel against the Aurora to recover damages for the death of her husband, which, it is alleged, was caused by the negligent acts of the libelee in not providing a safe and suitable gangway of plank as a means of ingress and egress to and from the vessel. The deceased was a longshoreman in the employ of the vessel and assisting in loading her. Exceptions are interposed to the libel, challenging the jurisdiction of the court of admiralty to entertain the cause in rem and the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. The CorsairSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  5. McCullough v. New York & N. Steamboat Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1893

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. The Admiral PeoplesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. The BrandDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1928
  3. The AuroraDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1910
  4. The General FoyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1910
  5. The Shang HoDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1936

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