This Supreme Court case involved the owners of a steamboat, the Autocrat, and its claimants. The libellants were James W. Goslee, Duncan B. Frierson, Hannibal S. Blood and John Goodrich who appealed to the court against Theodore Shute as executor of Maria Shute's estate and Mary A. Shute who claimed ownership over their steamboat which was named after them - 'The Steam'. The dispute between both parties arose when they disagreed on how much money should be paid for damages caused by an accident involving their respective vessels in 1853 while navigating through waters near New York City harbor where it collided with another vessel owned by one of the appellants resulting in considerable damage to both boats as well as loss of life from those onboard at that time due to drowning or other causes related to this incident . In conclusion ,the Supreme Court ruled that each party must bear responsibility for any losses incurred during this unfortunate event based on fault determined by evidence presented before them .

In the case of James W. Goslee, Duncan B. Frierson, Hannibal S. Blood and John Goodrich (Libellants and Appellants) v Theodore Shute (Executor of Maria Shute), Mary A. Shute (Owners and Claimamts of the Steamboat Autocrat), a dissenting opinion was issued by Justice Grier who argued that the majority had misconstrued certain facts in order to reach their conclusion that Libellants were not entitled to damages for loss or destruction of property caused by negligence on behalf of Respondents' employees while they were operating Libellant's steamboat Autocrat under a charter agreement between parties. According to Justice Grier, it was clear from evidence presented at trial that Respondent's employees had been negligent in their operation which resulted in damage or destruction to Libelant's vessel; therefore he believed they should be held liable for such losses as per terms outlined within charter agreement between parties prior to incident occurring.