Legal Opinion

The Britannia

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 23, 1894No. 340, 341, and 342PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

153 U.S. 130 (1894)

THE BRITANNIA (1).[1] THE BRITANNIA (2). THE BEACONSFIELD.

Nos. 340, 341, and 342.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued April 3, 4, 1894.

Decided April 23, 1894.

APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.

Mr. Robert D. Benedict for the Britannia, appellant.

Mr. George A. Black for the Beaconsfield and Elizabeth Cleugh, appellees.

Mr. Sidney Chubb for Cotton, appellee.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

As both the District Court and the Circuit Court, though for somewhat different reasons,…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. The ScotiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  2. The" Sunnyside"Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. The Elizabeth JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. The FavoritaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  5. The “Free State”Supreme Court of the United States · 1876

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. The New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  2. The DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. The BeaconsfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Metropolitan S. S. Co. v. VanderbiltCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1896

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