Legal Opinion
City of Washington
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York
Decided June 13, 1876PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In admiralty.
1Opinion of the Court
BENEDICT, District Judge.
This is an appeal from the clerk’s taxation of the marshal’s costs. It appears that a libel was filed against the City of Washington, and process in rem issued against that vessel, on April 3d. On April 4th, before the process was served, service of the process was waived, and the claimants gave a bond, under the provisions of the act of March 3, 1847 (9 Stat. 181). Such bond was given and filed on April 4th. Thereafter the case proceeded to a final decree, the amount of which having been paid, the marshal now claims his commission thereon, according to the provisions…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- The ClintoniaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1882
- Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. IsabelDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1897
- The ErosDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1916