Legal Opinion
City of Detroit v. Wyandotte Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1935No. 6580PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty brought -by appellee, Wyandotte Transportation Company, against the city of Detroit for damages for the loss -of use and expenses incurred in releasing and repairing its steamer Conneaut, which ran aground while attempting to deliver á cargo of coal to the *675waterworks dock of appellant. The libel alleged that the injury was caused by an unlawful obstruction built and maintained by the city which it had failed to mark and chart.
* Appellant denied all liability and alleged that the master of the Conneaut proximately caused the injury to the vessel…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Corby v. RamsdellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- Hartford & N. Y. Transp. Co. v. HughesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1903
- Transmarine Corp. v. Fore River Coal Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Petitions of the Kinsman Transit Company, as Owner and Operator of the Steamer MacGilvray Shiras, and of Midland Steamship Line, Inc., as Owner and Operator of the Steamer Michael K. Tewksbury, Their Engines, Etc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, City of Buffalo, Claimant-Respondent-Appellant, Kelley Island New York Corporation, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- In re Kinsman Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964