LAWRENCE ET AL. v. MINTURN


58 U.S. 100 (1854)

17 How. 100

ALEXANDER M. LAWRENCE AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS OF THE SHIP HORNET, APPELLANTS, v. CHARLES MINTURN.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Cutting, for the appellants, and by Mr. Lord, for the appellees.


Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a decree of the district court of the United States for the northern district of California, sitting in admiralty. The appellee filed his libel in that court, against the ship Hornet, for the non-delivery of two steam-boilers and chimneys, shipped on board that vessel in the port of New York, and consigned to the libellant.

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