James v. The Steamboat Pawnee
Supreme Court of Missouri
Jlppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was a demand presented for allowance as a lien against the steamboat Pawnee, on account of coal furnished to said boat by the plaintiff, at Memphis, in the state of Tennessee. It appeared in evidence that the boat was engaged in the New Orleans and St. Louis trade, and was on one o£ her regular trips from New Orleans to St. Louis, when the coal was furnished.
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Jlppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was a demand presented for allowance as a lien against the steamboat Pawnee, on account of coal furnished to said boat by the plaintiff, at Memphis, in the state of Tennessee. It appeared in evidence that the boat was engaged in the New Orleans and St. Louis trade, and was on one o£ her regular trips from New Orleans to St. Louis, when the coal was furnished. The demand was objected to, on the ground that it was not a lien, but was allowed by the court below, and placed in the second class. The defendant appealed. Our statute has no extra-territorial…
1Opinion of the CourtRyland, Judge
This case comes fully within the principle settled by this court in the cases of Noble v. Steamboat St. Anthony, 12 Mo. Rep. 261, and Twichell v. Steamboat Missouri, ib. 412. These cases, decide that the statute of this state, concerning boats and vessels, is limited in its provisions to contracts made within the state with boats used in navigating the waters of this state. These last decisions were made in accordance with the decision of this court in the case of the Steamboat Raritan v. Pollard, 10 Mo. 583. This point has been before this court since the Raritan case, three different times,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Noble v. Steamboat "St. Anthony"Supreme Court of Missouri · 1848
- Steamboat Raritan v. PollardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847
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