Grant v. Poillon
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York, sitting in admiralty. It will be perceived, by the caption, that Flitner was one of the libellants, and, as he was also a member of the Constellation Lumber Company, he was on both sides of the ease. The circumstances under which the libel was filed are stated in- the opinion of the court.
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York, sitting in admiralty. It will be perceived, by the caption, that Flitner was one of the libellants, and, as he was also a member of the Constellation Lumber Company, he was on both sides of the ease. The circumstances under which the libel was filed are stated in- the opinion of the court. The District Court dismissed the libel; and upon an appeal, this decree was affirmed by the Circuit Court. The libellants then appealed to this court. Mr. Goodrich made the following points, viz: I. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLEAN
This is an appeal in admiralty from the Circuit Court for the southern district of New York.
The libellants, Grant and others, are the sole owners of. the ship Constellation, and they bring an action of affreightment, civil and maritime, against the respondents, and allege that William L. Flitner was master of the ship; that the respondents were copartners, under the name of the “ Constellation Lumber Company; ” and that, on or about the 12th November, 1849, they agreed to ship on board the Constellation, then lying in the port of New York, 230,655 feet of lumber and 29,700 cypress shingles,…
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