Whitridge v. Dill
THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland.
It was a libel filed in the District Court by Joshua Dill and ten others, owners of the schooner Henry R. Smith, against the schooner Fannie Crocker, for running down and sinking the schooner Henry R. Smith.
The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
The District Court decreed against the Fannie Crocker, and this decree was affirmed by the Circuit Court. Whitridge and the other owners appealed to this court.
It was argued by Mr. Brune, upon a brief filed by Brown and Brune, for the appellants, and by Mr. Latrobe for the appellees.
Mr. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.
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