Buckerfield's Ltd. v. B. C. Goose & Duck Farm Ltd.

— The vessel “Stormy Luck” sailing under Canadian registry was built by Horst Klein, owner of the B. C. Goose & Duck Farm Ltd. Horst Klein and Joyce Klein, his wife, are the son-in-law and daughter of Fredrick J. Leach and Queenie Leach. Mr. and Mrs. Leach claim to be the owners of the vessel. The action involves whether the ownership of the vessel is in the Leaches and, therefore, not an asset reachable to satisfy the debts of the Kleins or whether ownership is in the Kleins and subject to execution and attachment.

On April 9, 1971, Buckerfield’s Limited, a Canadian corporation, commenced…