Walton v. The Frank Gilmore
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
This was a libel in rem for collision. Libelants have excepted toff “cross bill” filed by the claimants.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
Joseph Walton & Co. file this libel against the steamboat Frank Gilmore to recover $733 damages alleged to have been sustained by the sinking of their coal barge No. 457 on May 20, 1893, in a collision caused by the negligence of the Gilmore. The respondents filed a paper indorsed an “answer and cross bill.” They deny the allegations of the libel, and set up that libelants are indebted to them upon a running account in a balance of $192.93 as of June 14, 1893. They further allege that on September 12, 1890, their coal flat No. 135 and cargo was negligently sunk by…
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- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Ayres v. CarverSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- The" Dove"Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- McDonald v. The Tom LysleU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1891
- Dexter v. MunroeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1861
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