Alaska S. S. Co. v. Gilbert
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
’ Appeal from District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Neterer, Judge. Libel by Arthur J. Gilbert against the steamship Seward, which was claimed by the Alaska Steamship Company as owner. From a decree for libelant, the owner and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
[1] As the opinion of the District Court clearly states the facts of this case, we affirm the decision of Judge Neterer on the merits, and append his opinion.
[2] The appellant has also presented a question of costs. It appears that the testimony of the libelant, Gilbert, and of one Bering, a witness on his behalf, was taken by deposition before trial by stipulation of proctors. When the trial came on, the deposition of the libelant was not used, as he was produced and examined in open court. In making up the costs bill, a proctor’s fee for taking the *716deposition of the…
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