Walsh v. Rogers
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. ' The libel was filed by the appellants, in the District Court, where they obtained a decree on the 1st May, 1848, for $18,500 and costs. Ah appeal was taken to the Circuit Court.
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. ' The libel was filed by the appellants, in the District Court, where they obtained a decree on the 1st May, 1848, for $18,500 and costs. Ah appeal was taken to the Circuit Court. On the 19th of February, 1850, the cause was heard finally in the Circuit Court, and upon consideration of all the testimony,as well that considered by the District Court, as the testimony subsequently taken, and arguments of counsel, the judgment of the District Court was declared to be erroneous, was ordered to be…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
This c-asp presents no question of law for our decision. As is usual in cases of collision, each party makes out a good case by the testimony of the. pilot ánd crew’of his own boat. This collision occurred, also, after night; and although the night was not very dark, the most calm spectator, on such occasions, is subject to great illusions as to the motion and position of the respective vessels. The attention of passengers is also seldom given to the subject until their fears are excited; and the danger to life and property threatened by the sudden shock of the collision, generally renders…
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