v0581-439

No. 1771

IN THE

United States Circuit Court of Appeals

For the Ninth Circuit

The Societe Nouvelle D 'Armement

(a corporation of the Republic of

France),

Appellant,

vs.

The United Steamship Company

(a corporation), as claimant of the

American steamship Santa Rita,

her tackle, apparel and furniture,

A^jpellee,

APPELLANT'S OPENING BRIEF,

Statement of the Case.

This is a libel against the American steamer Santa

Rita for damages arising from her surrounding the

stern of the French barque ^^Boieldieu", lying at

Long Wharf in San Francisco Bay with infammable

oil and oil-soaked material, which caught fire and

seriously burned the latter vessel.

The ^^ Santa Rita", four hundred fift^^ feet long,

was lying on the north side of the wharf, parallel to

and about ninetv feet north of the ^^Whittlieburn"

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