Shaw v. Noble

This suit was commenced against the defendant, E. P. Noble, as owner of the steamer Compromise, to recover five hundred dollars, the balance of the price of said boat still due, as also for stores and supplies furnished to the said boat, and the premiums for her insurance. The members of the commercial firm of Connolly & Moore were, by a supplemental petition, made defendants, as co-owners, with Noble, of the compromise.

The defendant, Noble, is sought to be made responsible, as owner, on the allegation “ that in the month of July, 1856, petitioners sold, conveyed and delivered unto the said…