North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The case is stated in the opinion. The contract involved in this case did not call for the performance by libelant of any service on or for a ship, either on water or land, but merely for the supply of a marine railway shipyard and equipment.
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The case is stated in the opinion. The contract involved in this case did not call for the performance by libelant of any service on or for a ship, either on water or land, but merely for the supply of a marine railway shipyard and equipment. Appellant did not bargain for making repairs or for the results of the use of the equipment, labor and materials supplied by libelant, but for the use thereof by itself. The testimony of the parties forecloses any other construction. Such a contract does not…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This is a direct appeal under § 238, Judicial Code (Act of March 3, 1911, c. 231, 36 Stat. 1087, 1157), involving only; the question whether the cause was within the admiralty jurisdiction of á District .Court of the United States. .
Both parties are corporations of the State of California. Appellee, which for convenience may be referred to as the “Shipbuilding Company,” filed its libel in personam against appellant, which we may call the. “Steamship Company,” to recover a balance claimed to be due for certain work and labor done, services rendered, and materials furnished in and about the…
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