The Sea Gull
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Maryland.] The steamers Sea Gull and Leary, plying out of the port of Baltimore in the trade of the Chesapeake, came in collision, whereby the Sea Gull injured the Leary, and caused the death of the wife of the libellant in this case, who was stewardess on the Leary.
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Maryland.] The steamers Sea Gull and Leary, plying out of the port of Baltimore in the trade of the Chesapeake, came in collision, whereby the Sea Gull injured the Leary, and caused the death of the wife of the libellant in this case, who was stewardess on the Leary. Whereupon the husband filed his libel in the district court against the Sea Gull, charging that the collision was caused by the fault of that steamer, that it had caused the death of his wife, and claiming damages for the loss so done to him. The respondents…
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Justice.
The libel in this case seeks redress for injuries to the wife of the libellant, terminating in her death. It alleges that the wrongs complained of were occasioned by the collision of the steamer Sea Gull with the steamer Leary, and that the collision occurred through the fault of the Sea Gull. The owners of the Sea Gull responded to the libel by a plea, that the matters alleged were not within the cognizance of the court; that the libellant had no right to sue for the alleged wrong, and the court had no jurisdiction in the premises; and that if it had jurisdiction, the…
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