New-York tribune., 1867-03-14
SUPREME COURT .-CmogII-M.RoH is--Before Mr..
YAK wORM-EATEs SHIP CAsE-IMPORTANr TO SHIPPING
AND INSURANCE INIERESTs-A RESUME OF CASE
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANTS.

Justice SUTHERLAND.
NRE WORM-EATES SHIP CASE-IMPORTANr TO SHIPPING
AND INSURANCE NfERESis-A RESUME Oh fHE CASE
Joshua Atkins ct ST. agt. J. W. Kiwsl ct al
This important action brought fOr trial last
vsk Ia the above Cou The plaintiffs and also the defendants
plant charge ts dndants with fraudulent represerrs to them in
so 70 for The f425o Plaintiffs claimed a, thsr dam
' q s,SS1. q & s ALLEGED Neg s,sa,oS& & S & g. sun q sis
Sea sT as to tle slip ihe Pn1ePs witnesses @ The
Atkins. composing tbs srm Of J. Atkins a Co
Kssy VIC so ,b sS Jsme W E e @ ~ G 's 9Gss s
Capt Chapman hs master q ship 'Pe'rsd senee ts ths
tn, register rated at lh time Of the sale the American Loyd
eIsnasd special survey By the American Loyds tine tIey
psrd IL jsaaspy 1858 b. Mss.rs Roosevelt d r Eeeoe5, H.
the purchase Of he eommene BY the MesT Atkins N Dec 1852
nsaed here until Jan 2 1853 when she sailed Government charter
o. % 5Sf, s sFRe94 & Ile Psntas m Dad month g srhn her
s9d oe French ods TO her rang and souHdne had rro
Purcbsssd Der March M ia6 or S&o0 With tie Goerss.
oS & we're 1s @ oo Ss ST S. sroF. Fs s
ep o tervss, Of Ten @1n''s each one IN Ftaay and
t5y requested NJ ngel guarantee he eopdaos
sever bra board ofih slp only knew lsT condition. from lie
Be- % S % % ssS sSo, u ss 5 s osS ss SSs1 @ s :, & P @ G
d not wish 70 sell though be would not stand IL toe the
must is sf as Es ed Kss sEsd 81 s Sr tie Sp S l "a
So port Msh II less the S1 1us. fosSa ioos SS S. u
Sc t GSSerpSer, ''s s .' IN, n AT1 F1ssySe 5,
rssssri1red her q m i@ne9y for San Fraae,sO
VOabe sailed voyage 2 Of Ms5 1885, met With
month Of hurricanes violent siOnns and cyclones Of Cape Horn
and @ sss put 6s o lay there loo d. repairing hen prG
her szsIoo freight money Caao theSs ness; lag
S1 sSt june %sserd his ego 1 good coaisa @ ed
sS ' .o 70" oa 'Sss sssd sS z & ' S.oi 6r va" s5 % s %
seSs beard M s'rg9 q & go' and Pas.eHgsrs arrived a. New
condition. and received her nne hundred pounds sterling freight
Op eIsAOn bere the ship th 0ct 1863 proved 20 have eight
foot streak around her running o Il 70 20 feet dra where this copper
al Of
required repaukng and SIZE then required whole suit
ys csed 5000 for months demSrrsge IL October AID Eo1en
be5 1865 Shile repairing making claim Of $1,000 in all
hs discovered her while she being copped
1862 The inspectors q the Washington the unOu TIE r. Y
While she vas being oP2ered In Janns 1883 and found Nools
October s have been totally ansesTohy You'd not
have be her copper and could not have endured without sinking tho
10 % h Polon ship builder testified that would eat ships
toss tropical and Won waters All the Inspectors testified thai
tropical ssl, waters infested win these worms the the
The captain Of the 6P who supenendsd repairs 1883 the
carpenter who esued aud eoPpered her, both testified that
FOd she 1865 when hey caukd her 1850 the panks
"97s s ha,. stood Ss sss1g - Stogt crushing a The seam.
teTyeH With NJ Hwe previous 70 The purchase Represented The
Kelley tie broker vas present when fess were
@.ds Mr. Kw testified that be made rsPrentsous tut re-
oiset Mr Keller, the broker eouOborsied Mr Eiweii
S '' l' '''''' version Of what TOOK place st those Inter
YESTERDAY Herng they rendered their yerd. for the dss,s d
5 a. ~ aaan's ~ allowance Of $500 PBhas given
a.. i H. ss ssIfS ISs Z, T1s ss Bsu for plaintiffs M stogAou
iN'VAASoA oAsE-A LARGE cLAm AND A SMALL YER.
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- tfssici sal0skinsky agt the Arctic Ir.s.sDy... g.
F'"'A'"4 'u'O VI Oo'cS ct insurance fif Al 000