Legal Opinion
The Tiger
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 12, 1898No. 11,426PublishedCited by 2 opinions
This is a libel in admiralty by Michael Aamadt and others against the steam tug Tiger, etc., Sanford Bennett, claimant.
1Opinion of the Court
DE HAVEN, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty to enforce a. lien against (he steam tug Tiger for the balance due the libelant for work performed by him on board that boat as carpenter and seaman between the 17th of March, 1896, and the 38th of October of the same; year. On March 35, 1898, — 33 days prior to the commencement of this action, — üie vessel was sold for a valuable consideration to one Bennett, who has appeared as claimant, and made answer to the libel. The defense interposed is that the lien sought to be enforced is barred by reason of the laches of the libelant in failing…
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