Ward v. Peck
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 circumstances of the case are stated in the opinion of the court. ' x- Mr. Stanton contended that the offer to abandon did.not constitute a ratification of the sale by the master, and cited Phillips on Ins. § 1576; Abbott on Shipping, 19; 18 Pickering, 83; Phillips on Ins. § 1497; 2 Peck, 249 ; 5 Pet. 604; 15 Mass. 341; 9 Johns. 21; 1 Caines, 573; 18 Peck, 83.
1Opinion of the Court 1
59 U.S. 267 (1855)
18 How. 267
SAMUEL WARD, CLAIMANT OF THE BARK MOPANG, APPELLANT,
v.
WILLIAM M. PECK, JACOB BADGER, FREEMAN KINGSLEY, AND HUMPHREY DEVEREUX, LIBELLANTS.[*]
Supreme Court of United States.
It was submitted on the record by Mr. Benjamin, for the appellant, and argued by Mr. Stanton, for the appellees.
2Opinion of the Court · GrierJustice Grier
The pleadings in this case present but the single question of the title or ownership of the Bark Mopang.
Originally, the court of admiralty in England entertained jurisdiction of petitory as well as mere possessory actions. Since the Restoration, that court, through the jealous…
3Cases cited3 opinions
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- The TiltonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1830
- Smallwood v. PrattSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842