The International
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was a libel in admiralty by N. K. and M. Connolly against John R. Read, collector of customs for the district of Philadelphia, to recover possession of the steam dredge International and two scows used in connection therewith. . There was a decree for libelants (88 Fed. 840), and the collector appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BRADFORD, District Judge.
The libel was filed in this case by Nicholas K. Connolly and Michael Connolly, trading as N. K. and M. Connolly, to recover possession of the steam dredge “International,” and two scows used in connection therewith, known as “No. 1,” and “No. 2,” of which the libelants were owners, and which were alleged to be illegally detained by John R. Read, then collector of customs for the district of Philadelphia. The dredge and scows were built in Canada and were towed from Halifax to Philadelphia; the dredge arriving at the latter port October 2, 1896, and the scows November…
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