The Three Friends
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The steamer Three Friends was seized November T, 1896, by the collector of customs for the district of St. John’s, Florida, as forfeited to the United States under section 5283 of the Revised Statutes, and, thereupon, November 12, was libelled, on behalf of the United States in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The steamer Three Friends was seized November T, 1896, by the collector of customs for the district of St. John’s, Florida, as forfeited to the United States under section 5283 of the Revised Statutes, and, thereupon, November 12, was libelled, on behalf of the United States in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The first two paragraphs of the libel alleged the seizure and detention of the vessel, and the libel then continued : “ Third. That the said steamboat or steam vessel, the ‘ Three Friends,’ was on,…
1Opinion of the Court
166 U.S. 1 (1897)
THE THREE FRIENDS.[1]
No. 701.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued February 15, 1897.
Decided March 1, 1897.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for the United States.
Mr. William Hallett Phillips for appellees.
Mr. A.W. Cockrell for appellees.
Mr. Attorney General for the United States.
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
It is objected that the decree was not final, but, inasmuch as the libel was ordered to stand dismissed if not amended within ten days, the…
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