Hanlon Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. v. California Reclamation Dist. No. 307

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

The question presented on this appeal is whether a dredge belonging to a reclamation district of the state of California, and used for necessary reclamation work, is subject to a maritime lien for repairs to her hull and the use of a dry dock furnished at the instance of her toaster and owner. The court below held that the dredge was exempt from a- lien in admiralty and ■ dismissed the libel. The Supreme Court of California, while passing by the question whether or not a- reclamation district is a public corporation, ruled that, whether it is a public corporation or but…