Mason v. Ervine

This cause came on to be heard and was argued, and thereupon the court does find as the facts in the case as follows:(1) That the steam pilot-boat Underwriter was, on the nineteenth October, 1883, owned by John Ervine and other defendants named in the libel, with tho exception of John Westerfield; that under the provisions of section 2707 of the Eevisod Statutes of the State of Louisi*460ana the Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans were associated in one voluntary association, as authorized by said section, and as set forth in the articles of association, a copy of which is attached to the…