Star of Hope
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court for California; the case arising upon an agreed statement of facts, in substance thus: In November, 1855, the firm of Annan, Talmage & Em-bury, chartered at New York the ship Star of Hope, the master, officers, and crew being all employed by the owners. They received on board of her, at the port just named, a large quantity of merchandise on freight deliverable at San Francisco, and also merchandise their own property.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for California; the case arising upon an agreed statement of facts, in substance thus: In November, 1855, the firm of Annan, Talmage & Em-bury, chartered at New York the ship Star of Hope, the master, officers, and crew being all employed by the owners. They received on board of her, at the port just named, a large quantity of merchandise on freight deliverable at San Francisco, and also merchandise their own property. They received also, on freight, payable to them for and on account of the owners, two hundred and forty-four tons of coal. Among the merchandise…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
These are appeals in admiralty, brought here by the claimants of the ship Star of Hope, from a decree of the Circuit Court, rendered on appeal from a decree of the District Court, in four suits in rein instituted against the ship in the latter court, three being for the non-performance of a contract of affreightment, and the other for services rendered, and liabilities and expenses incurred, as consignees of the vessel. Twelve other suits were also instituted against the ship by other shippers for the non-delivery of their respective shipments, in which no appeals were taken, as the amount in…
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