The Thames
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. cited 5 Ben. 63, 70, 71; 2 Bed. Bep. 722; 4 Ben. 864; 8 Chi. Leg. News, 401; 3 N. Y. Wkly. Dig. 425; 2 Low. 482; 17 Wall. 666; 1 Dill. 460; 2 Low. 173; 5 Ben. 74, 78. cited 1 Abb. Adm. 340? 490; Etting, Adm. 69, 74; 2 Olcott, 120; 3 Mason, 6; 3 Sumn. 144. (On general subject of maritime liens, see 21 Am. Law Beg. 1, 82; 16 Am. Law Bev. 193. — [Bep.)
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, D. J.
I am not prepared to assert jurisdiction in admiralty in this case. In the case of The Riga, L. R. 3 Ad. & Eecl. 516, the ultimate determination is not .reported, and the question depended wholly upon the statute, (3 & 4 Vict.) In this country such jurisdiction has never been asserted. In The Gustavia, Bl. & H. 189, shipping a crew was held like furnishing necessary supplies for a voyage. The distinction between preliminary services leading to a maritime contract and such contracts themselves have been affirmed in this country [from the first, and not yet departed from. It…
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