The Natchez
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
In Admiralty. Suit by the Alex Dussel Iron Works and others against the steamer Natchez. On exceptions to report of commissioner.
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, District Judge.
This is a libel in rem by the Alex Dussel Iron Works against the steamer Natchez for repairs. Various other persons have intervened, asserting similar liens. The boat was seized by admiralty process, and, the owners failing to bond, she was sold by the marshal under a writ of venditioni exponas, and the proceeds deposited in the registry of the court. The matter was then referred to a commissioner to take the proof on the various claims, amongst which appear the following: W. A. Duke, $1,347; Charles E. Levy, as assignee of Henri Bernard, $335; and M. Levy & Sons, $500.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The RoanokeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- City of CamdenDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1906
- The CimbriaDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1914
- The SinaloaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1913
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