The General Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Maryland. This was a libel filed on the ,4th day of October, 1816, in the District Court of Maryland, setting forth that James Ramsey, the libellant, had suppliéd and furnished for the use, aecominodation, and equipment pf the ship General Smith, at Baltimore, in the dis* trict of Maryland, to equip and prepare her for a voyage on the high seas, various articles of cordage, ship chandlery, and stores, amounting, in the whole to the value of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Maryland. This was a libel filed on the ,4th day of October, 1816, in the District Court of Maryland, setting forth that James Ramsey, the libellant, had suppliéd and furnished for the use, aecominodation, and equipment pf the ship General Smith, at Baltimore, in the dis* trict of Maryland, to equip and prepare her for a voyage on the high seas, various articles of cordage, ship chandlery, and stores, amounting, in the whole to the value of 4,599 dollars, and. 75 cents, for no part of which he had received any compensation, payment, or security. That the said…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Story,
delivered the opinion of the Court.'
No doubt is entertained by this Court, that “the Admiralty rightfully possesses a general jurisdiction in Cases Of material men; and if this had been a sui tin personam, there would not have been any hesitation in sustaining the jurisdiction' of the District Court. Where, however, the proceeding is in rent to enforce a specific lien, it is incumbent upon those who seek the aid of the Court, to establish the existence of such lien in the particular case. Where repairs have been made, or necessaries have been furnished to a foreign ship, or…
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