The Temple E. Dorr
District Court, D. Oregon
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by the Port of Portland, owner of the steam tug Ocklahama, against the steam schooner Temple E. Dorr, the Hicks-Hauptman Navigation Company, claimant, with cross-libel. Decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
■ WOEVKRTON, District Judge.
This is a libel by the port of Portland against the Temple E. Dorr, to recover damages on account of alleged negligence on the part of the Dorr, whereby she was brought into collision with the tug Ocklahama, and a cross-libel by the Dorr against the port of Portland, claiming that the fault for the collision was on the part of the tugboat Wallula, having in tow the Ocklahama, and especially on account of the negligent acts and maneuver of the Ocklahama.
On the morning of the collision, the same occurring on January 20, 1916, there was considerable ice in the river.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The Sicilian PrinceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1904
- The ErandioDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1908