The Charles Morgan
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Tbis was a collision case in admiralty. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
This is a suit in admiralty, brought by the owners of the steamboat “ Cotton Talley,” to recover for the loss of their boat, and certain articles of personal- property belonging to Martin H. Nouns alone, in a collision pn the Mississippi River with the steamboat “ Charles Morgan.” In the original libel filed in the District Court, claim was made only for the value of the boat, and for an itemized account for clothes, jewelry, furniture, etc.., of the libellant Kouns. The District Court found the Morgan in fault, and referred the cause to a- commissioner to take testimony and report the…
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