Hemmenway v. Fisher
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an. appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts, sitting in admiralty. The judgment of the Circuit Court was affirmed' by a divided court, and a mandate was issued for the amount named in such, judgment, but no interest was mentioned, as none was given in the judgment of the Circuit Court.
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This was an. appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts, sitting in admiralty. The judgment of the Circuit Court was affirmed' by a divided court, and a mandate was issued for the amount named in such, judgment, but no interest was mentioned, as none was given in the judgment of the Circuit Court. The mandate was not filed in the Circuit Court, and at the present term Mr. Bartlett made the following motion, which was argued by Mr. Gillett: And now the appellee moves to amend the judgment rendered in this cause at the December term of this court, in…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This case was decided at the last term. It was an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court for the district of Massachusetts, sitting as a court of admiralty. The decree was affirmed here by an equal división of the Justices of this court; and the decree of affirmance was entered by the clerk for the sum awarded by the Circuit Court and costs, and did not give interest on the amount decreed by the court below. The mandate was issued according to the decree; but it was not filed or proceeded on by the appellee, because he supposed that, under the eighteenth rule of this court, he was…
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