Morgan's Executors v. Biddle

These four causes were tried together by the same jury, *3by consent. They were severally brought to recover 3057b .4s. 3d. in the defendant’s hands as marshal of the admiralty, arising from the sales of the ship Emperor of Germany and brig Catharine, libelled in that court for seamen’s wages.

The chief question that arose, was, whether Morgan’s executors had a lien on the ship and three-fourths of the brig, in consequence of an instrument of writing, in the nature of a bottomree-bond, or mortgage, made by James Oellers, the owner, to Dr. John Morgan. The facts were these. — On the 24th August…