Legal Opinion
Ping-On v. Blethen
District Court, D. California
Decided July 1, 1882PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the Court
Hoffman, D. J.
This case comes before us on appeal from a decree rendered by the United States consular court at Shanghai, China, on a cross-libel filed by the appellees against the appellants.
A preliminary objection to the jurisdiction of this court must first be considered.
The Revised Statutes, §§ 4092,4093, 4094, and 4109, in substance provide that in all cases where the matter in dispute exceeds $2,500, an appeal from the final judgment of any consular court shall be allowed to the circuit court for the district of California.
In cases where the matter in dispute exceeds $500, and does not…
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