Great Lakes Towing Co. v. Masaba S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; John H. Clarke, Judge. Suit in admiralty by the Masaba Steamship Company, owner of the steamer Joe S. Morrow, against the Great Bakes Towing Company and the Cleveland Terminal & Valley Railroad Company. Decree for libelant against the Towing Company alone, which appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
On August 26, 1913, the steamer Joe S. Morrow, while in tow of two steam tugs, sustained damages through collision with the partially raised lift of a bascule bridge maintained by the Cleveland Terminal & Valley Railroad Company across the old bed of the Cuyahoga, river at Cleveland, Ohio. The Morrow and the tugs were owned, respectively, by the Masaba Steamship Company and the Great Bakes Towing Company. The owner of the Morrow sought to recover these damages through libel in admiralty against the towing company and the railroad company. The towing company in its…
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