John Spry Lumber Co. v. The Steam-barge C. H. Green
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Chippewa. (Steere, J.) Proceedings under chapter 285, How. Stat., to collect damages for a tort alleged to have been committed by respondents. Respondents appeal. The facts,- and points of counsel passed upon by the Court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, J.
This proceeding was commenced in the court below under chapter 385 of Howell’s Statutes, entitled “ Collection of Demands against Water-craft,” to enforce a lien claimed to be created by the statute against the steam-barge C. H. Green for damages for a tort alleged to have-been committed by the steam-barge in running into and breaking a boom of pine logs belonging to complainant, which boom was at the time in St. Mary’s .river, causing damage to the John Spry Lumber Company to the amount of $15,000, which damages, it was alleged, were occasioned solely by the negligence, misconduct,…
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