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Phoenix Construction Co. v. Steamer Poughkeepsie c

U.S.
Nov 30, 1908
212 U.S. 558 (1908)

Opinion

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.

No. 401.

Motion to dismiss or affirm. — Submitted October 26, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908.

The judgment of the admiralty court dismissing for want of jurisdiction a libel against a vessel for damages to a pipe on the bottom of the Hudson River, affirmed without opinion.

Mr. E. Crosby Kindelberger for libellant appellant:

Mr. J. Parker Kirlin for claimant appellee.


Decree affirmed with costs. Cleveland Terminal Valley Railroad Company v. Cleveland Steamship Company, 208 U.S. 316; The Troy, 208 U.S. 321.


Summaries of

Phoenix Construction Co. v. Steamer Poughkeepsie c

U.S.
Nov 30, 1908
212 U.S. 558 (1908)
Case details for

Phoenix Construction Co. v. Steamer Poughkeepsie c

Case Details

Full title:THE PHOENIX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v . THE STEAMER POUGHKEEPSIE c. AND THE…

Court:U.S.

Date published: Nov 30, 1908

Citations

212 U.S. 558 (1908)

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