Cheboygan Lumber Co. v. Delta Transportation Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Cheboygan. (Pailthorp, J.) Argued January 17 and 18, 1894. Decided April 10, 1894. Case.. Defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
The plaintiff, a corporation, owned and operated a steam saw-mill on the east side of Cheboygan river, in the city and county of Cheboygan, Mich. On the west side was another mill. Lumber was piled on the docks on both' sides of this river, the space between the docks and lumber piles being about 260 feet. Plaintiff’s lumber was piled about 25 feet high above the water, and extending to the breakwater. All steamboats and vessels going to the city of Cheboygan passed between these lumber piles. The defendant, a corporation, owned several boats running between different points along the lakes,…
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