Allen v. Newberry
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from tbe District Court of tbe United States for tbe district of Wisconsin, sitting in admiralty. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.' The question of jurisdiction was not discussed , in the argument, and it is not necessary to report the arguments upon the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is an appeal in admiralty from a decree of the, District Court for the district of Wisconsin.
The libel states that the goods in question were shipped on board the Fashion at the port of Two Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin, to be delivered at the port of Milwaukee, in the same State, and that the master,- by reason of negligence and the unskilful navigation' of the vessel, and of her unseaworthiness, lost them in the course of the voyage.
The respondent sets up, in the answer, the seaworthiness of the vessel, and that the goods were jettisoned in a storm upon the lake.
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