Pennell v. United States
District Court, D. Maine
In Admiralty. On certain questions relating to damages.
1Opinion of the Court
HALE, District Judge.
In a former opinion (162 Fed. 64) this court has held that the government steamer was in fault, and has ordered that a decree be entered for the petitioners.
At the request of the learned proctors for both parties, I have consented to pass upon certain questions relating to the damages.
1. What was the market value of the brig Olive Frances at the time of her loss on July 30, 1866 ?
The testimony shows that the Olive Frances was a hermaphrodite brig 110 feet long, 27 feet in width, 14 feet draft, and of a burden of 29323/95 tons. She was built at Fast Machias, Me., in the…
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