Legal Opinion
The Herdis
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 2, 1927No. 1459, 1461PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, District Judge.
These two cases raise the same questions and were heard together. The libel of the Continental Trust Company in the ease against the schooner Herdis alleges that a mortgage for $40,000 upon the vessel was executed to the libelant by the owners, the Maryland Navigation Company, on April 9, 1924; that it conformed to the requirements of the Ship Mortgage Act of 1920 (46 USCA §§ 911-984 [Comp. St. §§ 8146¼jjj-8146¼t]), and therefore constitutes a “preferred mortgage,” as defined by that act. The same facts are alleged as to the schooners G. A. Kohler and B. S. Taylor,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. ImbrovekSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- International Stevedoring Co. v. HavertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- The G. R. BoothSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Saylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1896
- Pacific American Fisheries v. HoofCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by13 opinions
- Jeffrey v. Henderson Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Port Welcome Cruises, Inc. v. S. S. Bay BelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1963
- Vlavianos v. the CypressCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- The ChesterDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1928
- The Herbert L. RawdingDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1944
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.