Wilder's S. S. Co. v. Low
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Territory of Hawaii. This is a suit in admiralty, brought in the district court of Hawaii, to recover damages for loss of cargo and personal belongings caused by a collision between the steamer Claudine and the barkentine William Carson, wherein the latter vessel was sunk. The lower court rendered a decree in favor of the libelants, to reverse which this appeal'is brought.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Territory of Hawaii. This is a suit in admiralty, brought in the district court of Hawaii, to recover damages for loss of cargo and personal belongings caused by a collision between the steamer Claudine and the barkentine William Carson, wherein the latter vessel was sunk. The lower court rendered a decree in favor of the libelants, to reverse which this appeal'is brought. The appellant Wilder’s Steamship Company was the owner of the steamship Claudine, which vessel is alleged to have been of ‘the value of $120,000 at the time of the…
1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, Circuit Judge
The assignments of error are numerous, but relate entirely to the findings of fact by the court below, and its application thereto of rules of law. The appellees contend that this court has no jurisdiction over the appeal in this cause, for the reason that there is no provision of law directly authorizing this court to entertain appeals in admiralty from the district court of Hawaii. In support of this contention they cite section 86 of the organic act of April 30, 1900, providing a government for the territory of Hawaii, which section defines the jurisdiction of the district court of Hawaii…
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