Peck v. Sanderson
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. The circumstances of the case are particularly set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This casé arises out of a collision between the schooner Mission, of Edenton, in North Carolina, and the steam-ship Columbus, of Philadelphia.. The schooner sunk immediately, and all on board perished, with the exception of Wilson G. Burgess, a seaman, who succeeded in getting on board of The Columbus. The libel is filed by the owner of the schooner, and charges that the collision was occasioned by the fault of the " steam-ship. The circuit court sustained the libel, and directed the respondents to pay the full valúe of The Mission and her. cargo. And from that decree this appeal has been…
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