Alaska Credit Bureau of Juneau v. Stevenson

FOLTA, District Judge.

Plaintiff is the assignee of Jack Warner, who supplied materials and services to the vessel Taku Maid (formerly Wanderer) at the request of defendant, who allegedly still owes $8,586.29 plus interest.

Defendant, claiming to be merely a mortgagee of the boat, has moved to dismiss for failure to join an indispensable party defendant viz.: S. A. Stevens, owner of The Taku Maid. Plaintiff countered with a motion for summary judgment on the dubious ground that defendant, by admitting the genuineness of various statements of account, and by admitting the truth of the statements…