Stimson Mill Co. v. Moran Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington. Suit in admiralty by the Moran Company against the Chesley Towboat Company, which by petition brought in the Stimson Mill Company as owner of the tug Tillicum, and the Crosby Tugboat Company as owner of the tug Harold C. From the decree, tfie Chesley Towboat Company and the Stimson Mill Company appeal.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington. Suit in admiralty by the Moran Company against the Chesley Towboat Company, which by petition brought in the Stimson Mill Company as owner of the tug Tillicum, and the Crosby Tugboat Company as owner of the tug Harold C. From the decree, tfie Chesley Towboat Company and the Stimson Mill Company appeal. Libel against the Chesley Towboat Company for injuries sustained by the steamship Olympia and by the wharf and dry dock of libelant as the result of a collision alleged to have…
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The first three specifications of error may he considered together. They relate to the finding of the court that neither the dry dock nor the apron projected north of the north line of the Aloran wharf. This becomes important in considering whether it constituted a menace to vessels going to and from the wharf. If it did, then the Moran Company, the libelant, cannot recover for any damages. It cannot be successfully contended that the dry dock was a menace, unless it can be shown that it projected north of the north line of the wharf, lying directly in the…
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- Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corp. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1906
- The JuliaDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1898
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