Legal Opinion
General Engine & MacHine Works, Inc. v. Slay
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided October 16, 1963No. 2938PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, District Judge.
This libel was brought by General Engine against Danny Slay and the F/V DANLYN, in personam and in rem in an effort to establish and enforce a maritime lien arising out of an oral contract having .as its subject matter certain work, materials, supplies, and equipment furnished to the respondents by the libelant.
The oral contract was a so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” and was replete with uncertainties and ambiguities. In general terms, the respondent Danny Slay sought assistance from General Engine with respect to the installation of a certain type…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New Bedford Dry Dock Co. v. PurdySupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Thames Towboat Co. v. the Schooner "Francis McDonald"Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Tucker v. AlexandroffSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- The WinnebagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Campbell v. Loznicka. The ScorpioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Silver v. the Sloop Silver CloudDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Mrs. Bertha Alfred, Widow of Harold Harang v. Mv Margaret Lykes, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel and FurnitureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Dudley v. Bayou Fabricators, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1971
- Dubuque Boat & Boiler Co. v. Oil Screw CommanderDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1966
- B & B Salvage & Rigging, Inc. v. M/V NORTH BENDDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1982
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