Cutler v. Rae
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. It was a. libel filed in the District Court, as a court of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, by Rae, the owner of a vessel called the Zamora, against Cutler, in a cause of contribution or general average,- civil and maritime.
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. It was a. libel filed in the District Court, as a court of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, by Rae, the owner of a vessel called the Zamora, against Cutler, in a cause of contribution or general average,- civil and maritime. The facts in the case- are set forth by Mr. Chief Justice Taney, in delivering the opinion of the court, to which the reader is referred. . The District Court decreed that Rae should recover $ 2,500 from Cutler, which decree was affirmed in the Circuit Court. The Reporter…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This is a proceeding in admiralty, and the point first to be considered is the question of jurisdiction.
The appellee filed a libel in personam against the appellant, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, setting forth that he was the owner of the bark Zamora, which sailed, from New Orleans for Boston, on the 6th of November, 1845, with an assorted' cargo, a- part of which consisted of 154 bales of cotton, consigned to the appellant.; that she was overtaken by "a storm in Massachusetts Bay, and was run on shore by the captain, in order to save the lives…
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