Van Norden v. Morton
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The complainant filed his bill addressed to the Circuit Court sitting in chancery, alleging that he is the ownc^r of dredge-boat No. 3, lying in the river at New Orleans ; that Morton, Bliss, & Co. having obtained a judgment in the same court against the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship Canal Company for over $24,000, had issued an execution on said judgment, under which the marshal had seized dredge-boat No. 3, and had advertised to sell it to satisfy the writ; that he, and not the Ship Canal Company, is the owner of the boat; that it is not liable to be taken on said execution ; that the…
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