The Elenore
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Suit in admiralty by Tom Jenkins against the steamboat Elenore and Robert E. Lee, managing owner and executor of the estate of James Lee, deceased. Decree for libelant, and respondents appeal.
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a decree awarding damages ($2,000) in favor of Jenkins against the steamboat Elenore, and Robert E- Lee (managing owner and executor of the estate of James Lee, deceased), appellants, and declaring a lien upon the Elenore and its equipment to secure recovery. After the decree was entered, Jenkins died, and the suit was revived in the name of his administrator, the North Memphis Savings Bank. The suit was for personal injuries, and the allegations of the petition in substance were: That during a period of extremely cold weather (January 6 and 7, 1912) and while Jenkins…
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