The Strathleven
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk; Edmund Waddill, Jr., Judge. Suit for collision by the Strathleven Steamship Company, Limited, owner of the steamship Strathleven, against the tug Margaret J. Sanford and scow S. 11, P. Sanford Ross, claimant. On motion to modify decree in 213 Fed. 975, as to costs in appellate court.
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD,' Circuit Judge.
This is a motion to modify the decree heretofore entered in this cause as to costs in this court. The cause came here on appeal from the District Court wherein it was decreed:
“That the tug Margaret J. Sanford, and scow S. 11, were blameless in the premises, and that the collision in the pleadings mentioned was brought about solely by the fault of the steamship Strathleven, * * * and that the respondent do recover its costs.”
It was decreed by this court that both the steamship Strathleven and the tug Margaret J. Sanford were in fault, and that the damages and the…
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- Chisholm v. AbbottCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1896
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