The John J. Freitus
District Court, W.D. New York
In admiralty. Libel by the Buffalo Dry Dock Company against the tug John J. Freitus, her engines, etc. On exceptions to the report of the commissioner.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
The libelant in a proceeding in rem against the tugboat John J. Freitus claims priority for repairs, under the 40-day rule applicable to harbor tugs prevailing in the port of New York, and also under an asserted possessory lien, In re Samuel Little, *877221 Fed. 308, 137 C. C. A. 136. The season of navigation in lake ports is generally about seven months in length, but it appears that the tugboat in question was engaged in harbor lowing at Buffalo during the entire year of 1916 and the fore part of 1917. On January 2, 1917, while thus engaged, she negligently caused the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The J. W. TuckerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1884
- City of TawasDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1880
- American Trust Co. v. W. & A. Fletcher Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1909
- The Samuel LittleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- United States v. BarnowDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
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