Legal Opinion

The William Leishear

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided September 21, 1927No. 1505PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, District Judge.

The schooner William Leishear was sold under admiralty process as a result of various libels, and this proceeding is to determine the rights, if any, of the libelants to share according to their respective priorities in the net proceeds of the sale amounting to $1,011.17. The claims are as follows:(1) For salvage under a written contract dated July 22, 1926, $850.(2) For labor and materials furnished between September 1 and November 20, 1926, $4,132.90.(3) For transporting the sails of the vessel on or about October 1, 1926, $45.(4) For wages of crew during October and…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  2. Piedmont & Georges Creek Coal Co. v. Seaboard Fisheries Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. The J. E. RumbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. The John G. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. The St. Jago De Cuba. Vinente, and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1824

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Todd Shipyards Corporation v. the City of AthensDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1949
  2. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. v. The Off-Shore Menhaden Company, in Bankruptcy, AncillaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  3. United States v. Maryland Casualty Company, United States of America v. Hibernia National Bank in New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  4. Veverica v. Drill Barge Buccaneer No. 7Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Ramirez v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1991

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