STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK v. MASCARENHAS

No. 2671.

59 F.2d 341 (1932)

STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK v. MASCARENHAS.

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 31, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Carney, of Boston, Mass. (John A. Canavan, of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellant.

Hubert C. Thompson, of Boston, Mass. (Frank M. Silvia, of Fall River, Mass., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BINGHAM, ANDERSON, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This action of tort brought by Pedro Mascarenhas, the owner of the fishing schooner Hester, in the superior court of Barnstable county, was removed by the appellant, a New York corporation, to the federal District Court for Massachusetts. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $9,000. The appellant makes in this court two contentions:

(1) That there was no evidence for the jury warranting a finding that Poor, through...

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