United States v. Steever
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OE CLAIMS. This was an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
This is an appeal from a decree of the Court of Claims in favor of the appellee in a suit brought by him under the act of , August 8, 1882, ch. 480, to recover the amount necessary to make up his lawful share of the prize money awarded for the capture of the. rebel ram Albemarle. Thé facts of the case, as appearing in the findings and judgment of the Court of Claims, ■ are as follows:
The rebel iron-clad ram Albemarle was captured and sunk at Plymouth in the Roanoke River, in the State of North Carolina, on the night of October 27, 1864, by the United States Picket Launch No. 1, an armed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thompson v. BowersMichigan Supreme Court · 1844
- The SirenSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Porter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- The Iron-Clad AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- The CherokeeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1863
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3Cited by3 opinions
- The Manila Prize CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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