Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Chesbrough
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Jas. M. Morton, Jr., Judge. Suit in admiralty by the Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company against Fremont B. Chesbrough. Decree for respondent, and libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
[1] This is a libel in personam in admiralty by a citizen of the state of New York against a citizen of the state of Michigan, brought in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. It was apparently brought in that district for the purpose of attaching property which was in that district, including a garnishment of garnishees residing there. This was permissible, because the statutes limiting the jurisdiction of the federal courts to particular districts do not always relate to suits in admiralty; and the rule as re-announced in Big Vein Coal Co. v. Read, 229…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Big Vein Coal Co. of W. Va. v. ReadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- The New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1900
- Gilchrist v. EustromCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
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- The DenelfredDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1932
- Rosasco v. ThompsonDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1917
- Olympia Shipping Corp. v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
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