The Cayenne
District Court, D. Delaware
Libel in admiralty in a cause of salvage. The libel in this case was filed by John W. Hall and others against the bark Cayenne, of Bordeaux.
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, District Judge.
I have no difficulty in this case concerning matters of fact. According to my view, there need be no controvei'sy in this respect. The captain and crew- of the sloop Joseph P. Comegys, returning from Boston to her port in Delaware, and being on Sunday, September 17, near the capes of the Delaware, observed the bark, the subject of this libel, in a place in the ocean where, to use the captain's words, it ought not to be. He, in consequence, approached it, to learn the cause. On coming near, it was hailed, and, returning no answer, the mate and one of the crew boarded it,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The HyderabadDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1882
- Bristol City Lime Co. v. The Agnes ManningDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1894
- Clyde Steamship Co. v. The William SmithDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1893
- The B. C. TerryDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1881
- Cargo from Wreck of Bark EdwardsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1882
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