United States v. St. Louis & Mississippi Valley Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. On October 17, 1894, the St. Louis and Mississippi Valley Transportation Company filed in the Court of Claims a suit by way of petition against the United States, in pursuance of the provisions of the act of August 3, 1894, alleging that said company was a corporation of the State of Missouri, and the owner of the towboat Future City, her barges in tow and freight earnings; that owing to a collision on May 5, 1888, in the Mississippi River,…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. On October 17, 1894, the St. Louis and Mississippi Valley Transportation Company filed in the Court of Claims a suit by way of petition against the United States, in pursuance of the provisions of the act of August 3, 1894, alleging that said company was a corporation of the State of Missouri, and the owner of the towboat Future City, her barges in tow and freight earnings; that owing to a collision on May 5, 1888, in the Mississippi River, between said steam towboat and barges and war vessels of the United States, several of the barges, with their cargoes and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
After the findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment were filed by the Court of Claims on March 21, 1898, two successive motions for a new trial were made on behalf of the defendant. , The result of these motions was that. on May 14, 1900, the court filed an order withdrawing its former findings of fact, and filed new and amended findings and opinion; and it is now contended that by such action in amending its findings of fact and modifying its opinion the court must be deemed to have set aside its judgment. But as the amendments of the findings were made at the request of the…
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