Legal Opinion
Morse Drydock & Repair Co. v. Steamship Northern Star
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1926No. 326PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
The petitioner libelled the' Northern Star alleging a lien for repairs furnished in New York, the home port of the vessel. The intervenor, Luber, set up a mortgage from the owner, the American Star Line, Inc., for over a million dollars, and the question here is which is entitled to priority. Both the District Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals decided in favor of the mortgage. 295 Fed. 366. 7 Fed. (2d) 505. A writ of certiorari was granted by this Court. 268 U. S. 683.
The mortgage, originally given to the United States when the ship was purchased, was executed and recorded on August 11,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The Northern StarDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1923
3Cited by51 opinions
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- Hercules Co., Inc. v. The Brigadier General Absolom BairdCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- The Henry W. BreyerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1927
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