Island Transp. Co. v. City of Seattle
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by the Island Transportation Company against the City of Seattle.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
This cause is now for decision after issue joined and evidence taken. It is an admiralty suit by the Island Transportation Company in personam, for damages alleged to have been caused by a collision in the waters of Elliott Bay between the respondent’s fireboat Duwamish and the Calista, belonging to the libelant company. The collision took place while the fireboat was being backed into her berth at the foot of Madison street, at approximately 2:30 a. m. on the morning of March 3, 1912, and while the Calista was tied to Pier 3 in Elliott Bay. The fireboat pier is…
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