The Algonquin
District Court, S.D. New York
This was a libel in rem by John Morrison against the steam yacht - Algonquin to enforce an alleged lien for supplies.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
Under the contract of sale, Carter was equitable owner of the yacht and in possession, running her for his own account, and with no power to bind Watson, the holder of the legal title. Carter was a resident of Boston; the yacht was there, and that was the actual home of the yacht. Watson, a resident of Rochester, N. Y., merely held the legal title as a mortgagee might hold it, as security only for the unpaid portion of the purchase money. The supplies furnished by the libelant were ordered by Carter’s master, and not by the master of any foreign owner; and the libelant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The ValenciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The George T. KempDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1876
- The Island CityDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1869
- The Plymouth RockU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1876
- The Alice TainterU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1876
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- The ColfaxDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1910