Norwegian Steamship Co. v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In Admiralty. Libel by Frederick S. Washington against the steamship Kong Frode (the Norwegian Steamship Company of the South, claimant) to recover for services rendered as a stevedore.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In Admiralty. Libel by Frederick S. Washington against the steamship Kong Frode (the Norwegian Steamship Company of the South, claimant) to recover for services rendered as a stevedore. There was a decree for libelant, and the claimant appeals. •Statement by LOCKE, District Judge: The steamship the Kong Frode, owned by the appellant herein, a corporation of Christiana, Norway, was on the 9th of November, 1891, chartered by the United States & Honduras Trading Company for the term of 12 calendar months.…
1Opinion of the Court
LOCKE, District Judge,
(after stating the facts.) Where a necessary maritime service, or a necessary service which gives a maritime lien, is rendered to a foreign vessel upon the application of the master, or iu his behalf, the presumption is that it is rendered upon the credit of the vessel, and the burden of proof is upon him who contends otherwise. The Grapeshot, 9 Wall. 141; The Lulu, 10 Wall. 192; The Patapsco, 13 Wall. 329. It has been settled as the rule in (his circuit that a stevedore’s services, rendered to a ship in taking in, stowing, and discharging cargo, are services of a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The GrapeshotSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The LuluSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The PatapscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Dennett v. The MainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1892
- The OnoreDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1873
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