Edward Coke Billings
Signed rulings
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“he cannot recover damages.”
“Let there be judgment in his favor, therefore, for the sum of $90 as the expense which the ship ought to contribute in the effort to cure the libelant.”
“Let there be judgment, therefore, for that amount, with interest from the date of the death of Joseph Brown, to wit, January 11,1893.”
“There must be judgment for the libelant and intervening libelant, as claimed.”
“the suit, so far as it relates to the master, must be dismissed”
“the libelant must have judgment against the owners of the Valley Queen, the corporation known as the Red River Tine, for the sum of $2,500”
“There must be judgment for libelant for the amount claimed, $23.33, with interest, as claimed.”
“For this amount I think there should be a decree, with interest from judicial demand.”
“the claim of the shipper of the eofi'ce must be rejected, and his intervention dismissed.”
“the libelant bearing one twelfth thereof, and the claimant eleven twelfths”
“I shall therefore instruct the jury to find a verdict for the defendants.”
“The exception to the jurisdiction must be maintained.”
“Cosulich & Co. must first be paid the amount adjusted by the general average”
“The balance ot the proceeds must go to the holders of the two bottomry obligations pro rata.”
“There must be judgment for the libelant upon the answer of the defendants.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The surviving decisions emphasize admiralty injury, cargo loss, salvage, maritime contracts and liens, seamen’s wages, and vessel-related jurisdiction. This publication-selected historical set cannot support a career-wide caseload estimate.
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