Barnard v. Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. The defendants in error brought an action in the court below • to recover contributio'n in general average, on account of the -alleged voluntary stranding of the ship Brutus owned by them, from the plaintiffs in error, as owners of twenty bales of nutria skins, which formed a part of her cargo at the time of the stranding.
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This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. The defendants in error brought an action in the court below • to recover contributio'n in general average, on account of the -alleged voluntary stranding of the ship Brutus owned by them, from the plaintiffs in error, as owners of twenty bales of nutria skins, which formed a part of her cargo at the time of the stranding. The facts are minutely stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court 1
51 U.S. 270 (____)
10 How. 270
CHARLES BARNARD, ABEL ADAMS, GEORGE M. BARNARD, AND CHARLES LARKIN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,
v.
JOSEPH ADAMS, ANDREW H. BENNET, AND JOSEPH FLETCHER.
Supreme Court of United States.
The cause was argued orally by Mr. Boardman, for the plaintiffs in error, and printed arguments were submitted by Mr. Webster, for the plaintiffs in error, and Mr. Lord, for the defendants in error.
2Opinion of the Court · GrierJustice Grier
The plaintiffs below, Joseph Adams and others, brought this action against Charles Barnard and others, in the Circuit Court of New York, to recover contribution in general average for the loss of…
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