Young v. Steamship Co.

■ The defendant in the court below, John H. Young, who died since this case has bbe’n pending here, was appointed, shipping commissioner of the United States at the port of Philadelphia, in July, 1872; and was continuously. in ’ office from that time until the present action was commenced, in' March,. 1876; The American Steamship Company, plaintiff in the court below, is a corporation created under the laws of Pennsylvania, and, during the period the deceased held his office, was the owner of four steamships sailing under the American flag between the ports of Philadelphia and Liverpool. The…