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GRAYS LANDING FERRY CO. v. STONE

No. 4405.

46 F.2d 394 (1931)

GRAYS LANDING FERRY CO. v. STONE et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

January 23, 1931.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. C. Higbee (of Higbee, Matthews & Lewellyn), of Uniontown, Pa. (Walter C. Montgomery, of Waynesburg, Pa., and Wm. C. Boyd, of Pittsburgh, Pa., of counsel), for appellant.

John Duggan, of Uniontown, Pa., and Scott & Hook, of Waynesburg, Pa., for appellees.

Before BUFFINGTON and WOOLLEY, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of the drowning of passengers while being ferried across the Monongahela river. The facts, which are undisputed, are that the Monongahela river is an important navigable stream of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and its natural navigation is increased by an extensive system of locks and dams operated by the United States. The state of Pennsylvania granted a charter to the Grays Landing Ferry Company authorizing it to...

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