Legal Opinion
The Reed Bros. Dredge No. 1
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 2, 1905Published
In Admiralty. Suit in rem to enforce lien for repairs.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
This action was brought by the Coulter & McKenzie Machine Company against the Reed Brothers’ Dredge No. 1, to recover the balance of an amount incurred for repairs at Bridgeport, Connecticut, in March and April, 1903. There is no question about the work having been done. The action is defended upon the ground that there was no lien.
*868It appears that the dredge belonging in New York was being used in the harbor of Bridgeport and was repaired by the libellant to the extent of $441.28 in that harbor at the instance of the owners. In April, 1903, a payment of $50 was made and…
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