Burrows v. Delta Transportation Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Bay; Maxwell, J. Case by George L. Burrows, survivor of himself and Amasa Rust, deceased, against the Delta Transportation Company, for the value of lumber destroyed by fire alleged to have been set by sparks from defendant’s vessel. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This action is brought under Act No. 183, Pub. Acts 1881, entitled “An act to compel steam vessels navigating the waters of the State to provide fire screens for smokestacks, and to provide a penalty for its violation,” being sections 2033 and 2034,1 How. Stat.
On November 25, 1890, the plaintiff and Amasa Rust, since deceased, owned and had piled on the dock on the east bank of the Cheboygan river, at Cheboygan, a large quantity of pine lumber, of the value of $50,000 and upwards. The lumber had stood upon the dock during the summer, and had become seasoned and dry. The defendant owned and…
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