Moran v. Prather
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana; in which court J. Gr. Prather filed a petition against Moran & Noble, setting forth in substance a case thus: That he, the said Prather, with one Thoregan and two others, were joint-builders, in 1864, and jointly engaged in 1868 in navigating the steamboat Bartable; that the boat was a very valuable one, worth more thau $50,000; but v?as liable to debts for a large amount incurred by the said owners in building and in…
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Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana; in which court J. Gr. Prather filed a petition against Moran & Noble, setting forth in substance a case thus: That he, the said Prather, with one Thoregan and two others, were joint-builders, in 1864, and jointly engaged in 1868 in navigating the steamboat Bartable; that the boat was a very valuable one, worth more thau $50,000; but v?as liable to debts for a large amount incurred by the said owners in building and in repairing or in navigating her; that on the 25th of September, 1868, Thoregan sold his interest in the steamboat to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
The errors assigned arc: (1.) That the Circuit Court erred in excluding the evidence offered by the defendants that the words “steamboat debts” mean such debts as constitute a lien or privilege on the steamboat for necessary supplies, materials, repairs, and wages; that they do not include debts which cannot be enforced against the steamboat by any of the conservatory laws of the State. (2.) That the court erred in admitting the testimony offered by the plain-» tiff' that the steamboat, at the time of the sale, was a very valuable vessel, that the interest of the plaintiff was worth much more…
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