Pacific Spruce Corp. v. City & County of San Francisco

SAWTELLE, Circuit Judge.

On the afternoon of December 5, 1929, while appellant’s vessel, the Robert Johnson (a four-masted steam schooner, length 251 feet, beam 43 feet), was passing under the drawbridge maintained by the city and county of San Francisco across Islais Creek Channel at Third street in said city and county, the foremast of the boat collided with the overhanging leaf of the drawbridge, the bridge being open at the time, resulting in damages to the vessel and giving rise to this suit in admiralty. This appeal is from a decree dismissing a libel in personam brought by appellant to…