The Sapphire
Supreme Court of the United States
In December, 1867, in the District Court of California, the Emperor of the French, Napoleon III, filed a libel in the admiralty-against the ship Sapphire, averring that shortly before, a collision had occurred between the Euryale, a vessel belonging to the French government, and the Sapphire, by which the former was damaged to the extent of $15,000; that the collision was occasioned wholly by the negligence and inattention, and want of proper care and skill on the part of…
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In December, 1867, in the District Court of California, the Emperor of the French, Napoleon III, filed a libel in the admiralty-against the ship Sapphire, averring that shortly before, a collision had occurred between the Euryale, a vessel belonging to the French government, and the Sapphire, by which the former was damaged to the extent of $15,000; that the collision was occasioned wholly by the negligence and inattention, and want of proper care and skill on the part of the ship Sapphire, her master and crew, and not from any fault, omission, or neglect on the part of the Euryale, her…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steong
The question now presented is whether, the new decree which t-hé Circuit Court has made conforms to our mandate. Our mandate was not an order to take further proceedings in the case, in conformity with the opinion of this court (as was directed in The Schooner Catharine † ), or to adjust the loss upon the principles stated in our opinion (as was directed in Cushing et al. v. Owners of the Ship John Frazer et al.), ‡ but it was specially to enter a decree in conformity with the opinion of this court. Of what damages did we order an equal division ? There were no others asserted or claimed than…
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