Bowker v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. The case is stated by the. District Court, in substance, as follows: On November 3, 1899, a libel was filed on behalf of the United States in .the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey against the schooner William H. Davenport, her tackle, apparel and furniture, and against all persons-intervening therein, in case of collision, civil and maritime, seeking to recover…
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. The case is stated by the. District Court, in substance, as follows: On November 3, 1899, a libel was filed on behalf of the United States in .the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey against the schooner William H. Davenport, her tackle, apparel and furniture, and against all persons-intervening therein, in case of collision, civil and maritime, seeking to recover the sum of $5000 damages alleged to have been sustained by the light-house tender Azalea in a collision with, tljiat…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
This appeal is prosecuted under the fifth section of the judiciary act of March 3, 1891, providing “ that appeals or writs of error may be taken from the District Courts or from the existing Circuit Courts direct to the Supreme Court in the following cases: (1) In any case in which the"jurisdiction of the court is in issue. In such cases the question of' jurisdiction alone shall be certified to the Supreme Court from the court below for decision.”
■ By the sixth section the Circuit Court of Appeals, in cases within its. appellate jurisdiction, may certify to the Supreme Court “ any questions…
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