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HOWLAND ET AL. v. GREENWAY ET AL.

63 U.S. 491 (1859)

22 How. 491

JOHN HOWLAND, SAMUEL MEEKER, JOHN CHADWICK, AND OLIVER S. HALSTEAD, JUN., CLAIMANTS OF THE BARQUE GRIFFIN, HER TACKLE, &c., APPELLANTS, v. JOHN GREENWAY AND GEORGE S. DICKSON, LIBELLANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Halstead for the appellants, and by Mr. Gifford for the appellees, upon which side there was also a brief filed by Mr. De Forrest.

Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a libel, in the District Court of the United States for the southern district of New York, against the barque Griffin and her owners, on a contract of affreightment by the appellees. The libel stated, that in November, 1852, at New York, there was shipped on that barque, of which the appellants are owners, one hundred and thirty-two boxes of chairs and furniture...

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