Legal Opinion

Pacific Mail Steamship Co. v. New York, H. & R. Min. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 27, 1896PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from (he District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Now York.

1Opinion of the Court

SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.

These two appeals are from decrees of the district court for the Southern district of New York, upon libels in personam, brought by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, as trustee, to recover from the respondents, who were cargo owners, the amount claimed to be due upon general average bonds. See 69 Fed. 414.

The City of Para, a steamship belonging to the libelant, sailed from Aspinwall for New York on May 16, 1888, having on board a large general cargo, valued at $232,561.76. On the next evening, at 10:24 p. m., through the negligence of the master, she stranded upon a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McAndrews v. ThatcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  2. Nelson v. . BelmontNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
  3. Bevan v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
  4. Pacific Mail Steamship Co. v. New York, H. & R. Min. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1895

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Conrad v. De MontcourtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  2. International Nav. Co. v. The St. PaulCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1898
  3. Merritt v. The St. PaulDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1897
  4. The StrathdonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1899
  5. Chrystal v. FlintDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1897

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