Port of Portland v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon. In Admiralty. Suit by the United States against the .Port of Portland. Decree for libelant, and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
The appellee brought a libel against the appellant to recover damages resulting from a collision between the lighthouse tender Manzanita, a steam vessel, belonging to the appellee, and the dredge Columbia,' then being navigated on the Columbia river by the tug John McCracken, both of which latter vessels belonged to the appellant. The collision occurred at about 6 :15 o’clock p. m., October 6, 1905, at a point about 2.15 miles below Waterford, Wash. The dredge Columbia was a scow-shápéd craft 265 feet in length, and at the time of the collision had a draft of from 6 to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Chamberlain v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Briggs v. DayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1884
- The Gray EagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The Mary MorganUnited States Circuit Court · 1886
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