Thompson v. One Anchor & Two Anchor Chains
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
In Admiralty. Suit by Horace H. Thompson against One Anchor and Two Anchor Chains, with Brotherton and Poissant as intervening libelants.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, District Judge.
The sum of $511.04 has been agreed upon by the claimant and libelant and intervening libelants as the amount to be paid for recovering the anchor and chains. This amount has been paid into court by claimant, and the contest is between libel-ant and intervening libelants over the division of the fund.
Saturday, June 27, 1914, the barge George E. Hartnell was blown ashore near the Duluth entry during a storm, and lost her anchors and chains in Lake Superior about a half mile from the shore. Sunday morning libelant met Capt. Kidd, who represented the insurance people and…
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