Shaver Forwarding Co. v. Eagle Star Insurance

These consolidated actions — here for the second time — were commenced to recover upon two identical marine insurance policies for damages sustained to a 250 ton stern-wheeler steamboat, “The Dalles”, while it was being hauled upon marine ways from the waters of the Columbia River at Rainier, Oregon, by Ericksen & Klepp, independent contractors. On the first trial it was contended by the plaintiff that the loss or damage to the boat was caused: (1) By waves from a passing steamer while “The Dalles” was being hauled endwise from the river and that such constituted “perils of the seas” within…