Fisher v. Willing
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Case Stated. On the 5th of May, 1819, Robert K. Fisher, the plaintiff, was empl°ye<* by Robert Wain to command the ship Neptune belonging to him, then bound on a voyage from Philadelphia to Batavia and Manilla, and back to Philadelphia, at the rate of fifty dollars per month.
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Case Stated. On the 5th of May, 1819, Robert K. Fisher, the plaintiff, was empl°ye<* by Robert Wain to command the ship Neptune belonging to him, then bound on a voyage from Philadelphia to Batavia and Manilla, and back to Philadelphia, at the rate of fifty dollars per month. The plaintiff entered on board the ship, as master, on the same day, and proceeded in her as such from Philadelphia to Batavia, and back to Philadelphia, at which last mentioned port the ship arrived on the 16th of March, 1820. During all the time aforesaid and until the 16th of April, 1820, the plaintiff performed in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Tilghman C. J.
This cause comes before us on a case stated, to which I refer'for the material facts. The principal question is — whether the plaintiff, who was master of the ship Neptune, on a voyage from Philadelphia to Batavia, and back to Philadelphia, had a lien on the ship for his wages. The plaintiff contracted for his wages with Robert Wain, the owner, before the vessel sailed from Philadelphia. The defendants are but stakeholders, the money in their hands being held in trust for certain persons to whom Mr. Wain was largely indebted, and for…
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