Hazelwood Dock Co. v. One House Boat
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 95, April. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1916, No. 1400, dismissing libel to enforce maritime lien in case of The Hazelwood Dock Company v. One House Boat, Hugh J. Palmer and Marion G. Palmer, Owners. Libel to enforce a lien against a boat for $500 for unpaid purchase-money.
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Appeal, No. 95, April. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1916, No. 1400, dismissing libel to enforce maritime lien in case of The Hazelwood Dock Company v. One House Boat, Hugh J. Palmer and Marion G. Palmer, Owners. Libel to enforce a lien against a boat for $500 for unpaid purchase-money. The contract under which the lien was filed was as follows: Pittsburgh, Pa., April 21, 1915. Mr. Hugh J. and Mrs. Marion G. Palmer, No. 205 Coltart Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dear Sir and Madam: We hereby propose to furnish you a house boat, which would measure fifteen feet…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The plaintiff, a corporation, entered into an agreement in writing to deliver to Hugh J. Palmer and Marion G. Palmer a house boat of certain dimensions and finished in a manner specified, for the sum of $800.00, of which $300.00 was to be paid in cash and a note was to be given for the balance of $500 for 30 days, upon which note there was to be a payment of $50 each time it was renewed. The contract did not state whether the boat was to be a new or an old one, nor did it indicate whether, if the .boat was new, it was to be built by the libellant, nor did it fix the time…
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