Legal Opinion
The Fort Gaines
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 25, 1928No. 1458PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.
The question here presented is the order of priority respecting maritime lien claims for various wages, supplies, repairs, and miscellaneous advances, in the distribution of proceeds now in the registry of this court from the sale of the steamship Port Gaines under admiralty process.
The original libel was filed by Joseph J. Keegan & Co. against the steamer Port Gaines, asserting a lien for supplies. Immediately thereafter, numerous intervening libels were filed, asserting liens for wages, supplies, and repairs. The vessel was sold, and the proceeds of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Bailey v. SundbergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1892
- The Murphy TugsDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1886
- Carmona v. The Esteban de AntunanoU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1887
- Spice v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1922
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Frontera Fruit Co. v. DowlingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Westfall Larson & Co. v. All-Man-Hubble Tug Boat Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- International Refugee Organization v. Maryland Drydock Co. The San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- International Marine Towing, Inc. v. Southern Leasing Partners, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- The Odysseus IIIDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1948
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