Mack S. S. Co. v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. Suit in rem in admiralty by Robert P. Thompson, doing business as the Thompson Tug Company, against the steamer F. B. Squire, the Mack Steamship Company, claimant. Decree for libelant, and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SEVERENS, Circuit Judge.
The Jenks Shipbuilding Company under contract with the appellant, the Mack Steamship Company, built during the season of 1903 the steamship E. B. Squire at its works on Black river, an affluent of the St. Clair river. The vessel had been substantially completed, but had not. been taken out. She had been launched and inspected, but whether a license had been issued does not appear. Her engines and boilers had been put in, and she had been completed, except that the "fittings,” as they are called in the record, furniture and the like, which the contractors had' agreed to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- The LottawannaSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- The J. E. RumbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The GlideSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The IrisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1900
- Pittman v. The Samuel MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- The StrohnDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1911