Watts v. United States

ADAMS, District Judge.

The first three exceptions relate to the value of the steamship Foscolia. They are:

“First. Bor that the Commissioner found the value of the Foscolia at the time of the collision at only $60,000 instead of £17,000 ($82,730) or £15,000 ($72,997) as testified to by the London witnesses, Burgess and Gordon respectively ; also that the Commissioner by said valuation rejected in effect the estimates of the three New York witnesses called for the libellants, namely, Saunders, who proved a value at £14,538 ($70,654.68), Clark, who showed a valuation of £14,500 ($70,542.50), and…