The Augusta
District Court, D. Oregon
[In admiralty. Libel against the brig Augusta, and James Terwilliger and Walter Moffet, her owners, by D. McLeod and. 14 others, employes of John Rutter, for work, done in repairing the brig. Held insufficient, because an allegation that John Rutter was-authorized to make the repairs was lacking. Heard on the amended libel against the vessel alone. Decree for libellants.]
1Opinion of the Court
DEADY, District Judge.
On September 7, 1872, D. McLeod and fourteen others brought suit against the brig Augusta and her owners, James Terwilliger and Walter Moffet, to recover certain sums of money alleged to be due the libellants respectively, which in the aggregate amounted to $942.42, for work and labor, as ship-carpenters, done on said vessel in July, 1872, at the request of John Rutter; and that -said work was done by libellants upon the credit of said vessel as well as upon that of the said owners. On September 24 the respondents excepted to the libel for various causes, and upon the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stephenson v. The FrancisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1884
- Pittmans v. MarshallDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1892
- Baker Whitely Coal Co. v. The PirateDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1887
- The Rapid TransitDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1882
- The Thomas FletcherU.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia · 1884
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