The Schooner Southron v. O'Riley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. Alex. McKiNSTRY. James O’Riley filed a libel in tbe City Court of Mobile against the Schooner Southron, in which he alleged that, at the instance of the master, the libellant did, within the six months last preceding, work and labor as a shipwright in repairing and rebuilding said schooner, and did furnish materials to the amount of four hundred and fifty-six dollars, and that said work was done in the State of…
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Error to the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. Alex. McKiNSTRY. James O’Riley filed a libel in tbe City Court of Mobile against the Schooner Southron, in which he alleged that, at the instance of the master, the libellant did, within the six months last preceding, work and labor as a shipwright in repairing and rebuilding said schooner, and did furnish materials to the amount of four hundred and fifty-six dollars, and that said work was done in the State of Alabama. Annexed to the libel is a statement of the account, as follows; “ The Schooner Southron and Owners, To James O’Riley,…
1Opinion of the CourtDargan, C. J.
— The libel claims four hundred and fifty-six dollars, for work and labor done and performed on the *231schooner Sontbron, and for materials furnished within six months next preceding the filing thereof. A statement of the account is annexed, which is as follows:
“ The Schooner Southron and Owners,
To James O’Riley, Dr.
To eleven months and eight days work and labor done on board said schooner, at forty dollars per month, - - - $456 00”
The decree is for two hundred and seventy-five dollars, but the evidence upon which it was rendered, is not made part of the record.
The case standing in this…
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