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Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. Motions to dismiss oír to appirm.
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APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. Motions to dismiss oír to appirm. The court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This is a motion to dismiss the appeal in this case, and united with it is a motion, under subdivision 5 of Rule 6, to affirm the decree below, on the ground that, although the record may show that this court has jurisdiction, it is manifest the appeal was taken, for delay only, or that the question on which the jurisdiction depends is so frivolous as not to need further argument. The suit is a libel m rem, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.. Justice Blatchfobd
delivered the opinion of the court.
The object of the appeal is to obtain a decree here that the Alaska is.liable for the loss of the five lives. The ground alleged for the motion to dismiss the appeal is,'that the sum in dispute as to each of the five lives is not over the sum of $5000, and, therefore, is not sufficient to give jurisdiction to this court. The view urged is, that the amount originally claimed by the supplemental libel for the loss of each of thé five lives was $5000; that the stipulation in the sum of $25,000, given to release the Alaska.from the five…
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