1. Greenway v. Griffin Copy cite
   10 F. Cas. 1182 S.D. New York October 25, 1855
   Not cited

   HELD BY THE COURT (INGERSOLL, District Judge): That the contract was to de *1183 liver the freight at Rio, and the value of the • articles at the port of delivery is the proper rule of damages. Exception overruled. [NOTE. The claimant^ then appealed to the

2. Acker v. The Rainbow Copy cite
   1 F. Cas. 45 S.D. New York October 11, 1851
   Not cited

   1.The sloop Transport, owned by the libel-lant, LSamuel Acker,] was anchored in the night-time, near the mouth of Newark bay, and about one hundred and fifty yards from the Staten Island shore. The. Rainbow, proceeding from Amboy to New York on a flood tide, with

3. United States v. Three Parcels of Embroidery Copy cite
   28 F. Cas. 141 D. Massachusetts June 11, 1856
   Cited by 2

   WARE, District Judge. An information was died on the 4th of June, 1855, by the district-attorney, against three parcels of embroidery, imported into the port of Boston from Liverpool, England, as subject to forfeiture, for a violation of the 66th section of the

4. Beavers v. The North America Copy cite
   3 F. Cas. 12 S.D. New York January 17, 1855
   Not cited

   This suit is brought by the owner of the barge Nancy E. BeaVers, to recover damages for injury sustained by her in a collision with the steamboat on the Hudson river. The collision happened just below Magazine Point, about 12 o’clock on the night of June 13th,

5. Crosby v. The Prince Albert Copy cite
   6 F. Cas. 883 S.D. New York April 14, 1859
   Not cited

   Before BETTS, District Judge. These cases were referred by the court, pursuant to the rules adopted in January term, to Mr. White, United States commissioner, to hear the testimony and report his findings thereon. The hearing took place, and the commissioner

6. Concklin v. The Sylvan Shore Copy cite
   6 F. Cas. 260 S.D. New York April 15, 1858
   Not cited

   HELD BY THE COURT: That a lien was indisputably created in favor of the libelant by the purchase made by the builder, if the materials were obtained on the credit of the vessel, whether he procured them in the character of owner or builder, subject to the condition

7. Egleston v. The Agnes Copy cite
   8 F. Cas. 372 S.D. New York July 1, 1858 No. 4,308
   Not cited

   HELD BY THE COURT: That the iron procured from the libelants by Erskine, and used in building the bark, became a lien upon her, whether Erskine was owner of the bark, or builder, or agent of the claimant— the vessel not having left the port since she was built

8. The Col. Howard v. Hayden Copy cite
   6 F. Cas. 151 S.D. New York November 30, 1850
   Not cited

   BY THE COURT. Cameron — a stipulator for the claimant — moves to set aside or stay the execution issued against him because the libellants have given the principal (the claimant) sixty days’ delay on the execution out against him. The facts appear to be that

9. Fish v. The Black Warrior Copy cite
   9 F. Cas. 107 S.D. New York November 24, 1853 No. 4,813
   Not cited

   The following points were decided by THE COURT: First. That the steamship was running with no more than ordinary precautions, such as she used even in the daytime, and upon her own proofs, was in a thoroughfare of vessels; and she becomes thereby chargeable

10. United States v. Sheldon Copy cite
    27 F. Cas. 1051 N.D. California December 15, 1856
    Not cited

    HOFFMAN, District Judge. This case has been confirmed by the board and submitted to this court without argument or the production of additional testimony. There cannot, we think, be any doubt as to the genuineness of the grant; nor does such an idea seem to have

11. Schmidt v. The Superb Copy cite
    21 F. Cas. 710 S.D. New York May 15, 1852
    Not cited

    HELD BY THE COURT, that the petition of James Wilkie does not bar or affect the right of the libelants to the satisfaction of the decree rendered in their favor, no suit or proceeding having been instituted in this court by said Wilkie until after the commencement

12. United States v. Palomares Copy cite
    27 F. Cas. 410 N.D. California December 15, 1855
    Not cited

    HOFFMAN, District Judge. It appears from' the documentary evidence in this case that Governor Figueroa’s order, dated March 5th, 1835, directed the commissioner of San Solano to furnish to such individuals of the colony as might desire to remove and establish

13. Sturges v. The Mary Staples Copy cite
    23 F. Cas. 310 S.D. New York October 20, 1857
    Not cited

    HELD BY THE COURT: That a part owner has a right to protect his interest by admiralty process against the employment of the property against his dissent, until security is given him to the value of his interest that the vessel shall be safely restored to her

14. Walters v. The Radius Copy cite
    29 F. Cas. 121 S.D. New York October 25, 1851
    Not cited

    JUDSON, District Judge. The two vessels in controversy are the schooner Splendid, Augustus Chevalier, master, and the brig Radius, Solomon D. McGraff, master. The damage, which is the subject-matter of the libel, was the total loss of the schooner, on the 22d

15. In re Pintard Copy cite
    19 F. Cas. 695 S.D. New York September 20, 1859
    Not cited

    • BETTS, District Judge. A cardinal defect in the application is that it avers no fact over which this court can exercise jurisdiction. It appears by an exemplification of Conveyances accompanying the petition, that, more than fifty years since, all the estate

16. Spencer v. The Alida Copy cite
    22 F. Cas. 917 S.D. New York July 1, 1856
    Not cited

    BY THE COURT. The leading facts to support the action _ correspond with those in the case of Elmore v. The Alida [Case No. 4,419]. The. suit was commenced October 17, on a bill for milk supplied at daily trips during the month of September, amounting to $38.39

17. United States v. Moraga Copy cite
    26 F. Cas. 1310 N.D. California December 15, 1855
    Not cited

    HOFFMAN, District Judge. The claimants in this case petitioned on the thirtieth of August, 1S35, for the place called “Laguna De Los Palos Colorados.” The petition was referred to the Ayuntamiento Del Pueblo De S. José Guadalupe, and also to the Rev. Padre; for

18. Chapman v. The Lucerne Copy cite
    5 F. Cas. 481 S.D. New York July 1, 1858
    Not cited

    HELD BY THE COURT. That the bark being unnavigable and brought home solely by the power of the tug," was not in a condition bringing her within the provisions of the state statute under which the libelant claims. Laws 1S57, c. 243, § 29. That the libel-ant, on

19. Dodge v. Leary Copy cite
    7 F. Cas. 794 S.D. New York September 15, 1857
    Not cited

    PER CURIAM. It is plain that no right to maintain the action is shown by the libel-lants, in the pleadings or proofs. The allegations on the face of the libel are felo de se to the right of action in the name of the libellants, as they aver themselves part owners

20. Lane v. The Bedford Copy cite
    14 F. Cas. 1075 S.D. New York July 1, 1857
    Not cited

    HELD BY THE COURT. That the position of the schooner cannot be made the turning point in the case, because the extreme darkness at the time of the collision prevented the witnesses from fixing it with any certainty. That the ferryboat cannot justify going out

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