Steam-Boat Rover v. Stiles

This is an action in rem brought by Stiles against the Steam-Boat Rover in the Knox Circuit Court, for a claim of 190 dollars for services rendered by the plaintiff on board the boat. It is a proceeding commenced under the *484statute of 1838, entitled “An act authorizing the seizure of boats and other vessels for debt,” and is founded on a written acknowledgment of the claim signed by the captain of the boat, and dated the 23d of September, 1838. The affidavit was made by the plaintiff, and his declaration in assumpsit filed, on the 12th of February, 1840; both being in the usual form. The…