Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Bradley Transp. Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 3, 1947No. Civil Action No. 471PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICARD, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages admittedly incurred when a Hulett unloader on the Ford dock at the River Rouge plant was toppled over, allegedly due solely to negligence of defendant.
On the night of November 29 — 30, 1944, defendant’s steamer, the Carl D. Bradley, had finished unloading stone at the Ford dock which runs in a generally northerly and southerly direction at the Ford River Rouge plant and is located on the east side of a slip. The over-all length of the Bradley is 638 feet 9 inches, its moulded breadth 65 feet. The slip to the north is a dead end but…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. TolsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Smith v. BurnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The GermanicSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Schwerman Trucking Co., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Gartland Steamship Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Ford Motor Co. v. Bradley Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
- Bultema Dock & Dredge Co. v. ThompsonDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1966
- Schwerman Trucking Co., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Gartland Steamship Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974