United States v. Wilder
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Trover for certain slop clothing. The parties agreed to the following statement of facts: “In this case it is agreed, that the schooner Jasper, from Boston' to New York, went ashore on Block Island. Much expense was incurred in saving the goods, which is to be averaged by way of general average.
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Trover for certain slop clothing. The parties agreed to the following statement of facts: “In this case it is agreed, that the schooner Jasper, from Boston' to New York, went ashore on Block Island. Much expense was incurred in saving the goods, which is to be averaged by way of general average. Among the property on board, there were about one hundred bales of slop clothing belonging to the United States, invoiced at $7,320. The goods being brought back to Boston, the owners of the vessel make out an average bond for the freighters to sign. The store-keeper of the United States (by whom the…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
The sole question, in the present case, is, whether there exists a right of lien for the general average due on the goods (slop clothing), belonging to the United States, under the circumstances stated by the parties. There is no dispute, that there has been a general average in this case, towards which all the goods on board, and among others the slop clothing of the United *602States, are to contribute. There is as little doubt, that, for such general average there does exist, on the part of the master and owners of the schooner Jasper, a right of lien against all the…
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