Legal Opinion
United States v. Port of Portland
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 9, 1908No. 4,856PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit for collision.
1Opinion of the Court
WOLVERTON, District Judge.
The libelant is seeking by this cause to recover damages sustained on account of a collision between the dredge Columbia, whUe in tow of the tug .McCraken, and the United States lighthouse tender Manzanita. Under orders from the superintendent of the Thirteenth Lighthouse District to proceed in haste to Astoria, the Manzanita left Portland between 13:15 and 1 p. m. on October 6, 1905. While on the way, and at a point a short distance above Westport reach light, the collision occurred of which complaint is made.
The Manzanita is a vessel of 450 tons, 155 feet in…
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