Ross v. Merchants & Miners Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
We have no question that we must affirm the decision of the district court, and, except for the advisability of pointing out that the result harmonizes with our prior decisions, we would have no occasion to add anything to the opinion filed by the learned judge who decided the case below. 99 Fed. 703. The general facts are sufficiently stated in that opinion. The fundamental difficulty with the libelant’s case is that, under the circumstances, the burden rests on him, and he does noi: support it. The case affords no presumption in his favor to he overcome by the…
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- The BridgeportSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The ColumbianCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1900
- Merchants & Miners Transp. Co. v. New England Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1896
- In re WetmoreDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1900
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