Legal Opinion

The Fort Gaines

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided March 31, 1927No. 1458PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOPER, District Judge.

On October 5, 1926, a libel was filed for supplies furnished to the steamship Fort Gaines, whereupon the vessel was seized by the United States marshal, and kept in his custody until November 8th, when she was sold by order of court. The net proceeds of sale amounted to $9,327.45. Various claims against her for supplies and services, filed by others than the master and crew, amount to something over $12,000. Intervening libels in the aggregate sum of $3,-557.71 for wages, extra pay, and subsistence have been filed by the master, officers, and crew of the vessel. The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gerber v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1922
  2. McCormick & Co. v. Anglo-American S. S. Agencies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922
  3. Buckley v. Oceanic S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
  4. Covert v. The British Brig WexfordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1880
  5. Great CantonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1924

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Todd Shipyards Corporation v. the City of AthensDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1949
  2. Governor & Co. of the Bank of Scotland v. SabayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. Riffe Ex Rel. Riffe v. MagushiDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1994
  4. United States v. the PomareDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1950
  5. Governor & Co. of the Bank of Scotland v. SabayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000

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