Theo. H. Davies & Co. v. Soelberg

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mount, J.

The defendants in the year 1898 were operating the vessel “City of Columbia” between Seattle, Washington, and Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. Arriving at the port of Honolulu in the month of October, 1898, her voyage not being prosperous, the said vessel became embarrassed, and was libeled by plaintiff, and seized by the marshal of the courts of said islands, on account of water, supplies, coal, and other necessary expenses amounting to $5,686.76. The master, Walter S. Milnor, not being provided with sufficient funds, and not being able to procure…