Legal Opinion

The Prilla

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided November 23, 1937No. 713PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWEENEY, District Judge.

This is an action in admiralty in which the libelant seeks to enforce a lien under the Ship Mortgage Act of 1920, § 30, sub-sec. P, 46 U.S.C.A. § 971. The owner of the vessel denies that the articles and services furnished are such that the libelant is entitled to a lien, and sets up the further defense of laches.

The facts are as follows: The libelant is a corporation engaged in ship storage and. repairs at Marblehead in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. The items for which it claims a lien were furnished to the yacht Prilla between May 1, 1935, and July 8, 1936. The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

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3Cited by8 opinions

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The SalvatorDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1940
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