Legal Opinion
Steel All Welded Boat Co. v. City of Boston
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 24, 1937No. 643PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
This libel is brought to recover for damages to the motor vessel Mary L. Connelly, resulting from a collision between the boat and the Meridian street drawbridge.
Statement of Facts.
1. Meridian street bridge spans the Chelsea river from East Boston on the southerly end to Chelsea on the northerly end. The bridge swings upon a central pier, which divides Chelsea river into a northerly and a southerly channel. The southerly channel is the one more frequently used, as it is free from obstructions. In the northerly channel dolphins marked a relatively narrow channel for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Workman v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Dorrington v. City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
- Greenwood v. Town of WestportDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1894
- O'Keefe v. Staples Coal Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1910
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3Cited by2 opinions
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