Legal Opinion
Rogers Sand Co. v. Pittsburgh, Ft. W. & C. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 23, 1905No. 15PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in ad- . miralty dismissing the libel of the appellant, by which a recovery was sought for injuries sustained by the steamboat Margaret, in consequence of her collision upon December 24, 1902, with a construction which the appellee had placed in the Allegheny river at a point between the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny. The contention of the appellant is that:
“The bridge in question — at least that portion of it which caused the injury — was an illegal structure and a public nuisance, because, first, inasmuch as the Allegheny river was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hamilton v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hodge v. Lehigh Val. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1889
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