The Havana
District Court, D. Massachusetts
[This was a libel in admiralty against the bark Havana, William Davidson, claimant, for wages due to the libellant as master of the vessel.]
1Opinion of the Court
SPRAGUE, District Judge.
This is a libel against a British vessel, by a British subject domiciled abroad. In such case, the court may exercise jurisdiction, but is not bound to do so. It will do so for the purposes of justice, and the more readily, if no objection be made by the consul of the nation to which the vessel belonged. This libel is by the master of a ship for his wages. In such case the maritime law gives no lien; but upon British vessels such a lien is created by the merchant shipping act, 17 & IS Viet. c. 104. The question is whether this court should enforce this statute. It is…
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