White v. Two Hundred & Ninety-Two Thousand Three Hundred Dollars

This case comes before the court upon exception to the libel, upon the ground, among others, that the libel fails to state facts, showing the libelant, B. Cornell White, to have a lien upon the moneys proceeded against. These moneys, as the libel shows, are the proceeds or certain steam-boals, of which vessels the libelant was ship’s husband. The claim sought to be enforced against these moneys consists of various sums paid from time to time by the libelant, while acting in the -capacity of ship’s husband, in satisfaction of certain demands, which were at the time, as the libelant claims,…