Atlee v. Packet Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the District of Iowa. The Union Packet Company filed a libel in admiralty, in the District Court of Iowa, against Atlee, founded- on the sinking of a barge, for which he, Atlee, was charged to be liable, on the ground that it was caused by a collision with a stone pier built by him in the navigable part of the Mississippi River.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for the District of Iowa. The Union Packet Company filed a libel in admiralty, in the District Court of Iowa, against Atlee, founded- on the sinking of a barge, for which he, Atlee, was charged to be liable, on the ground that it was caused by a collision with a stone pier built by him in the navigable part of the Mississippi River. The pier was built in the winter of 1870-71; the collision occurred in April, 1871. The District Court was of opinion that Atlee had not exceeded his rights as a riparian owner in building the pier where it was, in aid of his business…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
now delivered the judgment of the court, stating, at the same time, the more particular and necessary facts of the case.
No question is made of the jurisdiction of the District Court sitting in admiralty.
The testimony .is very voluminous, as is also the discussion of it by counsel, but we are of opinion that the decision of the case must rest mainly on undisputed facts, or those about which there is but little conflict of testimony.
We shall assume the truth of the facts which we state as the foundation of our judgment, without a reference to the witnesses by which they are proved.
The pier…
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