Strout v. Foster
Supreme Court of the United States
This case originated in'the District Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, was carried, by appeal, to. the Circuit Court, and finally brought here. There was much contradictory evidence about some of the facts.
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This case originated in'the District Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, was carried, by appeal, to. the Circuit Court, and finally brought here. There was much contradictory evidence about some of the facts. Those which were not dispúted were these : The Harriet, a Ship of about,three hundred tons, sailed from New Orleans for London on the 25th of May, 1836. On the 26th, she passed the'bar of the Southwest pass, at the mouth of the river, and came to anchor. The ship Louisville, of five hundre.fi tons burden or upwards, was coming in, and a collision ensued…
1Opinion of the Court
order.
This cause came on to be heard on the transcript of the record^ from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered, adjudged, and decreed by this court, that the decree of the said Circuit Court in this cause be and the same is hereby affirmed, with costs.
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- Jonathan Strout and Others, Libellants, &C. v. James Foster and Others, and Owners of the Ship LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1843