Munn v. Garver
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was a libel by Frank W. Munn, managing owner of the tugboats Philadelphia and Alert, against the dredge Columbus and the scows Nos. 6, 8, 11, and 12, of which John A. Garver was claimant, as agent for the owners. In the district court the libel was dismissed. 65 Fed. 430. The libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in admiralty. The libel was filed against three dredges and twelve mud scows, characterized as "forming together a mud-dredging plant”; and of these there were attached one dredge and four scows. The libelant sought to hold the latter jointly liable for towage rendered by two tugs to any and all the scows and dredges, upon the ground “that the services of the said tugs were rendered to all the dredges and scows constituting the plant of said dredging company as such services were needed by those operating the • plant, and that the services…
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