Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Second Circuit, Volume 4 |
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... libel- lants ' vessel after she was repaired and her value before the injury . This item is founded on the evidence of the master and the mate , and is a matter of opinion , resting upon no fact stated , except that the vessel leaked ...
... libel- lants ' vessel after she was repaired and her value before the injury . This item is founded on the evidence of the master and the mate , and is a matter of opinion , resting upon no fact stated , except that the vessel leaked ...
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... libel filed to recover damages caused by the collision . It being the usage , in the harbor of New York , to run steamboats in thick weather , the Court did not hold that both vessels were in fault . If , in this case , one of the ...
... libel filed to recover damages caused by the collision . It being the usage , in the harbor of New York , to run steamboats in thick weather , the Court did not hold that both vessels were in fault . If , in this case , one of the ...
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... libel in rem , filed in the District Court , to re- cover damages caused by a collision . There was a decree in favor of the libellants in that Court , and the claimant ap- pealed to this Court . Welcome R. Beebe , for the libellants ...
... libel in rem , filed in the District Court , to re- cover damages caused by a collision . There was a decree in favor of the libellants in that Court , and the claimant ap- pealed to this Court . Welcome R. Beebe , for the libellants ...
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... libel be dismissed , with costs . THE SAMPSON - THE IOLA . Where the proofs in a collision case were contradictory and irreconcilable , seven witnesses having been examined on each side , who were present at the colli- sion , and the ...
... libel be dismissed , with costs . THE SAMPSON - THE IOLA . Where the proofs in a collision case were contradictory and irreconcilable , seven witnesses having been examined on each side , who were present at the colli- sion , and the ...
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... libel . lants . Welcome R. Beebe and Charles Donohue , for the claimants . NELSON , J. The bow of the steamer came in contact with the brig upon her starboard side , cutting her down to the water's edge . The Sampson was lying at a ...
... libel . lants . Welcome R. Beebe and Charles Donohue , for the claimants . NELSON , J. The bow of the steamer came in contact with the brig upon her starboard side , cutting her down to the water's edge . The Sampson was lying at a ...
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