The Sacramento
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
On exception to the petition by Ohio Transportation Company, as owner of steamer Gladstone and bailee for cargo, and by the underwriters, as well, on such cargo, in respect of petitioner’s allegations for leave to contest liability.
1Opinion of the Court
SEAMAN, District Judge.
These proceedings are instituted by the owner of the Sacramento to limit liability arising out of a collision whereby the steamer Gladstone and her cargo suffered damage, and in the absence of a libel or suit on behalf of the vessel or cargo so damaged. Leave is sought in the petition to contest therein the liability of the Sacramento, or owner, for such loss, and this twofold aspect of the petition is clearly authorized by the admiralty rules (54, 55, 56, and 57) adopted by the Supreme Court to carry out the provisions of the liability limitation act of 1851 (Rev. St.…
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- Steamship Co. v. MountSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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