McNamara v. The Atlantic
District Court, D. South Carolina
In Admiralty. Libel by Joseph McNamara against the steam dredge Atlantic to recover for wages as engineer thereof.
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONTON, District Judge.
The libelant was engaged as engineer on the, steam dredge Atlantic, and files this libel in rem for his wages. The respondent admits the service, but denies the lien, on two grounds — First, because this Is his home port; and, second, because the libelant was master of the dredge, and as such has no lien. The steam dredge was leased by Thomas Young for bhe purpose of completing a contract with the government. The dredge belongs to the port of Charleston. She was during a large part of the service of libelant engaged in dredging Erick Yard creek, a waterway connecting…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Flaherty v. DoaneDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1867
- The May QueenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1861
- Levering v. Bank of ColumbiaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · 1803
- The BlohmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1867
- The Sarah JaneDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1868
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- Saylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1896
- Butler v. EllisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- McRae v. Bowers Dredging Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington · 1898
- Charles Barnes Co. v. One Dredge BoatDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1909
- Bowers Hydraulic Dredging Co. v. Federal Contracting Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1906
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