The Virginia Belle
District Court, E.D. Virginia
In Admiralty. Suit by Martin Jenkins against the sloop Virginia Belle to enforce a maritime lien for' wages as a seaman.
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In Admiralty. Suit by Martin Jenkins against the sloop Virginia Belle to enforce a maritime lien for' wages as a seaman. The libel in this case was filed on the 15th day of July, 1912, to recover the sum of $170, $50 of which was claimed for supplies furnished the sloop, and $120 for services rendered by libelant ás a seaman on the Virginia Belle, at $30 per month, from the 18th of January to the 18th of May, 1912. On the 17th of August a decree by default was entered for the libelant for the full sum claimed, to wit, $170, with interest from the 18th day of May, 1912, and costs, and the…
1Opinion of the Court
WAD.D1LL, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The pleadings present for the consideration of the court the questions of (a) whether libelant has a maritime claim; (b) whether the sloop Virginia Belle is subject to the admiralty jurisdiction of the court; and (c) the effect of the hill of sale given for the sloop recorded prior to the filing of the libel. These questions will be considered in. the order named.
[ t ] First. The $50 claimed as an advance for supplies by the libel-ant to the vessel having been abandoned, the residue of the claim of $120 will only be considered. That…
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