Legal Opinion
Westfall Larson & Co. v. All-Man-Hubble Tug Boat Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1934No. 7385PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAWTELLE, Circuit Judge.
On December 27, 1929, the motorship Brimanger, owned and operated by one of tho appellants, was towed by the appellees from Aberdeen, Wash., along the Chehalis river, as far as the A. J. West Bridge, enrouto to Bay City, Wash. Under tho direction of a pilot, two tugs carried on the towing operations, which took place in navigable waters. The Brimanger was without power for navigation purposes.
When the tugs and their tow had reached a point near the West Bridge, across the Chehalis river, it became apparent to the pilot that the Brimanger was approaching dangerously…
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