Agger v. Beatrice & Rose

CLIFFORD, District Judge.

This is a libel in admiralty originally brought by Carl Anderson to recover damages for the negligent destruction of certain gill nets. Subsequent to the incident upon which the libel is based, Anderson was adjudicated a bankrupt, and at the hearing of the case the trustee in bankruptcy was substituted without objection for Anderson as libellant on the record.

The allegations of the libel, as amended, relating to the material facts are as follows, omitting the allegation as to amount of damages:

First: The libellant is and at the time of collision was the sole owner of…