Legal Opinion

City of St. Louis v. The Maggie P.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri

Decided September 22, 1885PublishedCited by 9 opinions

In Admiralty.

1Opinion of the Court

Brewer, J.,

(orally.) Before calling the equity docket this morning I will dispose of the caso of City of St. Louis against The Steamer Maggie P., which was argued and submitted at the spring term. The important facts are briefly these: In the forepart of February, 1884, the steamer Maggie P. was lying at the levee in this city, just below the bridge. At the breaking up of the ice the boat was crowded up against some debris or refuse that had been thrown on the levee and frozen there, and was injured so that she partially filled with water and sunk. On February 4th some negotiations, alleged…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. The BostonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1833
  2. The GraftonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1846
  3. The SampsonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1857
  4. The SunswickU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1865
  5. Baker v. SmithU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1872

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pikes Peak Power Co. v. City of Colorado SpringsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
  2. Scott County v. Advance-Rumley Thresher Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
  3. Wright v. Floyd CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  4. Clapp v. JaffreySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1952
  5. Clarey v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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