City of Chicago v. Chicago 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; George A. Carpenter, Judge. Suit in admiralty by the Chicago Transportation Company and T. Bernstein against the steam tug Fitzgerald and the City of Chicago. Decree for libelants against the City of Chicago, and the City appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
The schooner Skeele, in tow of the tug Fitzgerald, was proceeding south with the current in the South branch of the Chicago river. Bridges at Randolph and at Washington streets were of the jackknife type, and consisted of two leaves that could be swung upward by electric power. Each bridge had two tenders, one for the operation of each leaf. When the tug signaled for the Randolph bridge to open, both leaves started to rise; but the movement, by failure of the electric apparatus, was not completed. To maneuver the schooner through the partially opened Randolph draw, the…
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