Columbia Nav. Co. v. Vancouver Trans. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Action by the Columbia River & Puget Sound Navigation Company against the Vancouver Transportation Company. From a judgment of nonsuit, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
This is an action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful seizure and detention by the defendant of the steamer Ocean Wave. The complaint alleges that on June 25, 1895, the plaintiff chartered of the Ilwaco Railway & Navigation Company, hereinafter referred to as the “ Ilwaco Company,” the steamboat in question for use in carrying passengers and freight between the City of Portland and Ilwaco, and while in possession under such charter the defendant, a rival corporation, for the purpose of preventing plaintiff from so using such boat, wrongfully, willfully and maliciously took possession…
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- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Oakes v. Cattaraugus Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Bank of Middlebury v. Rutland & Washington RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1858
- The AmelieSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Calvert v. Idaho Stage Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1894
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