The Albany
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the- district of Minnesota.] In admiralty. A libel in rem was filed in the United States district court for Minnesota, in August, 1875, to enforce a maritime lien for necessary material and supplies furnished by the libellant to the Albany, at the request of the master. These were so furnished by- libellant in 1873, at La Crosse, in the state of Wisconsin, where the libellant resided and did business.
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the- district of Minnesota.] In admiralty. A libel in rem was filed in the United States district court for Minnesota, in August, 1875, to enforce a maritime lien for necessary material and supplies furnished by the libellant to the Albany, at the request of the master. These were so furnished by- libellant in 1873, at La Crosse, in the state of Wisconsin, where the libellant resided and did business. The owner of the Albany was then, and still is, one Jacob Heime, who resided at Boscobel, in the state of Wisconsin. Boscobel is within…
1Opinion of the Court
DILLON, Circuit Judge.
The decisive question in this case is, what was the home-port or state, of the steamboat Albany? It is a question of very great importance, and in respect of which some conflict of judicial opinion appears to exist. It has been deliberately considered, and without spreading upon this opinion all the learning applicable to it, I proceed to state my views concerning it. As strengthening the conclusion arrived at, and illustrating the reasons upon which it is based, it is desirable, briefly, to advert to the general law upon the subject of maritime liens or hypothecations.…
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