Legal Opinion
The Annie Faxon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1898No. 414PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the District of Washington.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Circuit Judge.
This was a petition by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, as owner, and the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern Railway Company, lessee, for limitation of liability In respect to the damages caused by the explosion of the boiler of the steamer Annie Faxon on August 14, 1893, while the vessel was navigating the Snake river, in the state of Washington. The steamer was owned by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, but at the time of the accident it was leased to, and was being operated hy, the Oregon Short Line &' Utah Northern Railway Company. On September 18,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McLish v. RoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Oregon Ry. & Nav. Co. v. LawtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1896
- Davis & Rankin Bldg. & Manuf'g Co. v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
- Allen v. StrongCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wright Co. v. PaulhanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1910