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Sidney E. Collins, Appellant, v. Drury Thompson, William F. Cleveland, and James Campbell's Widow, Heirs, and Devisees U.S. 246 (1860)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0178 and id is 1 raw text is: 246 SUPREME COURT. ollins v. Thompson et al. It is quite apparent, from the facts admitted in the case, that this steamboat was employed in aid of vessels engaged in the foreign or coastwise trade and commerce of the United States, either in the delivery of their cargoes, or in towing the vessels themselves to the port of Mobile. The character of the navi- gati')n and business in which it was employed cannot be dis- tinguished fron that in which the vessels it towed or unloaded were engaged. The lightering or towing was but the prolonga- tion of the voyage of the vessels assisted to their port of des- tination. The case, therefore, is not distinguishable in prin- ciple from the one above referred to. Judgment of the court below reversed. SIDNEY . COLLINS, APPELLANT, v. DRuRY TompsoI ; WILLIAM F. CLEVELAND, AND JAmES CAMPBELL'S WIDOW, HEIRS, ANI DEviss. Where the complainant set up in his bill that a deed, power of attorney, and other writings, all which, as alleged, were executed in contemplation *of a suit for the recovery of his patrimonial inheritance of which he had been unjustly deprived, were obtained by imposition. and fraud, and also that. a deed, exe- cuted by him in the adjustment of the estate among the parties participating in the litigation to recover it, was obtained by like fraud and imposition, held, that upon the pleadings and proofs, the allegations are not sustained ; on the contrary, the transactions in both respects referred to were fair, open, and unexceptionable. Ta:s was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama. It was a bill filed by Collins, to set aside certain agreements, upon the ground that he-had been imposed upon and deceived by Thompson and the other defendants in error. The facts are all stated in the opinion of the court. The Circuit Court dismissed the bill, and Collins appealed to this court. It was argued by Mr. Swall for the appellant, and by Xv. Smith and Mr. Benjariin for the appellees.

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