Devere v. The Haverton
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case, as stated by the' court, was as follows: This was a libel filed to recover the value of the pilot-boat Mary and Catherine, sunk in a collision, and also of certain personal effects on board of her at the time.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case, as stated by the' court, was as follows: This was a libel filed to recover the value of the pilot-boat Mary and Catherine, sunk in a collision, and also of certain personal effects on board of her at the time. The value of the pilot-boat was determined by the Circuit Court to have been $5025, and of the personal effects, all of which were'a total loss, to have been $1032. This made a total valuation, according to the findings, of $6057. For this amount a decree had been entéred by the District…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
Assuming, as we must do, the total value to have been $6057, the matter in dispute in this court is the' difference-between that value and the decree, namely, $3028.50. ¥e-have, therefore, no jurisdiction. Dows v. Johnson, 110 U. S. 223. On the argument it was urged with much earnestness-on behalf of appellants, that it is within our power, upon the-facts as found, to declare- the Mary and Catherine entirely and solely in fault, and take away from the libelíants what the Circuit Court awarded them, and that jurisdiction can be-maintained by adding the amount the Circuit Court did not-allow to…
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