Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Reed
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1928No. 5003PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONAHUE, Circuit Judge.
The appellants operated a ferry across the Mississippi river between Cottonwood Point, Mo., and the Tennessee shore. F. H. Shepard and I. L. Shepard owned the motorboat J. J. Finley and a barge towed by it. J. M. Taylor and E. M. Huffman owned the motorboat Louise and a barge towed by it. These motorboats and their barges were used jointly in the operation of this ferry, and the profits arising therefrom were divided between the respective owners.
F. A. Reed desired transportation for himself and his motor truck from Cottonwood Point, Mo., to the Tennessee side of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Cleveland v. ChisholmCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1898
- Lewis v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Holmes v. Oregon & California Ry. Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1881
- Wilson v. AlexanderTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Amos v. Delaware River Ferry Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Johnson v. Kosmos Portland Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- In Re Great Lakes Transit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1936
- Kulack v. The Pearl JackCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
- Dean v. Chesapeake Bay Ferry DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1958
- American S. S. Co. v. Interlake S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
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