Rounds v. Cloverport Foundry & MacHine Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. The facts, which involve the construction and validity of the laws of.the State of Kentucky, relating to liens on vessels for repairs and the jurisdiction of the state court to enforce such liens, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
The Cloverport Foundry and Machine Company, the defendant in error, brought this suit against F. T- Rounds and S. A. Jesse, Qf Owensboro, Kentucky, in the Breckinridge Circuit Court of that State, to recover the sum of $5,668.65 for work and materials furnished under a contract to repair and rebuild a steamboat formerly known as the ‘R: D. Kendall’ and renamed the ‘Golden' GirlJ The defendants were the owners of the vessel. A specific •attachment was issued under §§ 2480 to 2486 of the Kentucky Statutes which provided for a lien upon watercraft for work and supplies, etc., and the defendants…
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