Multnomah County v. Hammond Lumber Co.

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

The steamship liureka, owned by appellee Hammond Lumber Company, was damaged at Portland, Or., in a collision with the east leaf of the “Burnside Bridge,” a drawbridge over the Willamette river, a navigable stream. The bridge is owned and operated by the appellant, Multnomah county, Or., a municipal corporation and body politic. It is of the bascule type operated electrically. There are 'two spans known as the east and west spans, and when both are open the clearance is 205 feet. Upon proper signal, properly answered, the bridge tender started to open the draw to allow…