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No. 2388

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IN THE

United States Circuit Court of Appeals

For the Ninth Circuit

THE SHIPOWNERS AND MERCHANTS'

TUGBOAT COMPANY (a corporation),

oner of the Steam Tugs ^'Dauntless" and

^'Hercules'',

AppeUa7itj

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.

APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF.

The decision of the United States Supreme Court

in the case of

Laura G. White v. Island Transportation Com-

pany y 12 U. S. Advance Opinions, p. 589,

which came to hand after the preparation of appellant ^s

opening brief, has definitely affirmed the right of a

shipowner to invoke, where there is but one claim, the


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