v0864-387

No. 2388

IN THE

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United States Circuit Court of Appeals

For the Ninth Circuit

THE SHIPOWNERS AND MERCHANTS^

TUGBOAT COMPANY (a corporation),

owner of the Steam Tugs ^^ Dauntless*' and

• ^ Hercules * %

Appellant,

vs.

HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY

(a corporation),

Appellee.

In the Matter of the Petition of the Shipowners and Merchants'

Tugboat Company (a corporation), owner of the Steam Tugs

"Dauntless" and "Hercules", for limitation of liability.

BRIEF ON BEHALF OF HAMMOND LUMBER

COMPANY, CLAIMANT BELOW, APPELLEE.

This action was initiated by a petition for limitation

of the liability of the Shipowners and Merchants* Tug-

boat Company, appellant, for the loss of a log raft

valued at $71,249.90, belonging to the Hammond Lum-

ber Company, the appellee. The District Court heard

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