Ham v. Steamboat Hamburg
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from the Dubuque District Court. This is an. action against the steamboat Hamburg, for supplies furnished ber. The supplies were furnished in St. Louis, state of Missouri. The action was brought in Dubuque county, Iowa. The notice is returned with the following service: “ Served,_ this 12th day of June, 1855, the within notice on the within named steamboat Hamburg, by reading the within notice to Capt.
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Appeal from the Dubuque District Court. This is an. action against the steamboat Hamburg, for supplies furnished ber. The supplies were furnished in St. Louis, state of Missouri. The action was brought in Dubuque county, Iowa. The notice is returned with the following service: “ Served,_ this 12th day of June, 1855, the within notice on the within named steamboat Hamburg, by reading the within notice to Capt. Estes, personally, who is at present master of said boat, and by leaving with him a copy of the within notice.” No warrant issued, and none was served, and there is no return nor…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
The Code, chapter 120, provides that any boat found in the waters of this state, is liable, first, for. debts contracted by the master, owner, agent, clerk, or consignee, for supplies furnished for the use of the boat, or work done, or materials furnished, in building, fitting out, furnishing, or equipping such boat. The action is brought under this, the first clause of section 2116. The petition must be sworn to and filed with the clerk (or justice), who shall thereupon issue a warrant to the officer, commanding him to seize the boat, &c., and detain the same, until released by due course of…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Rickman v. StantonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Strother v. The Steamboat HamburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
- Trevor v. The Steamboat Ad. HineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864