Legal Opinion
Canal Steel Works, Inc. v. One Drag Line Dredge
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1931No. 6053PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant filed a libel in rem against a dredge, asserting a lien for repairs. Admiralty process issued, and the dredge was seized and taken into custody by the marshal. The District 'Court determined that the dredge was not a vessel engaged in a maritime venture when the debt was incurred, and dismissed the libel for want of jurisdiction in admiralty. The dredge was neither released on bond nor sold, and remained in the custody of the court until the libel was dismissed. Appellant appealed, but did not sue out a supersedeas, and gave bond only for costs. Appellee has…
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