The Aurora
District Court, D. Oregon
In Admiralty. Suit by Maggie Boyce, administratrix of the estate of William Boyce, deceased, against the barkentine Aurora, the Aurora Shipping Company claimant.
1Opinion of the Court
W OR VERT O N, District Judge.
This is a libel to recover damages on account of the death of William Boyce, alleged to have been caused through the negligence of the officers and agents of the barkentine Aurora. On December 21, 1906, the Aurora was, and had been for a week prior thereto, loading lumber from a sawmill and wharf adjoining at'St. Johns, Multnomah county, Ore. The vessel is 240 feet in length, and it was necessary to change her mooring as convenience demanded for loading. The men engaged in loading were longshoremen employed for the purpose. Among them was William Boyce, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The AuroraDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1908
- The General FoyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1910
3Cited by5 opinions
- The Admiral PeoplesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- The BrandDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1928
- The Shang HoDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1936
- Piper v. KnudsenDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1928
- Earles v. HowardDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1921