City of Chicago v. White Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Suit in admiralty by the White Transportation Company, owner of steamer Arizona, against the City of Chicago. Decree for libelant, and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
[1] I. Appellee’s steamer, the Arizona, was sunk in the Chicago river, through the alleged negligence of the city’s servants in the management of one of the city’s fireboats. By the law of Illinois a municipal corporation is not liable to the owner of property for negligence of firemen in the performance of their duty. This, of course, applies to acts within the sovereign dominion of Illinois. In the case of Workman v. New York City, 179 U. S. 552, 21 Sup. Ct. 212, 45 L. Ed. 314, it was held that for every maritime tort there is redress if the admiralty court has…
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- Thompson Nav. Co. v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1897
- Port of Portland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1910
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