Hudon v. First Safe Deposit National Bank of New Bedford

The first of two counts is for

maliciously and without probable cause causing a pilot house owned by the plaintiff and in his possession to be seized by the United States Marshal in proceedings instituted by the defendant in the United States District Court to foreclose a mortgage which it held on the fishing vessel North Star, in which proceedings the pilot house was claimed by the bank to be part of the vessel. The second count will be referred to hereafter.

The plaintiff was under contract with the owner of the vessel for the construction of a *3new pilot house which he was also to install.…