The Ester
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
In Admiralty. Suit by Hubert Jacob Osterkamp against the Swedish steamship Ester. On petition to dismiss.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
This is a libel in rem against a foreign steamship, brought to recover unpaid wages to the amount of $174.55, and in addition thereto damages for personal injury to the amount of $5,000. The respondents, the owners of the ship, have intervened herein, appearing especially to raise the question of jurisdiction, and have filed a sworn petition, accompanied by affidavits and certificates, and have further filed exceptions to the libel, claiming' that the matters therein stated are not within the jurisdiction of this court. Upon the libel and this petition, with the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Fong Yue Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- In Re RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Patterson v. Bark EudoraSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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