Gibbons v. Steamboat Fanny Barker

The amended petition claimed a lien on the boat, under the first section of the act concerning Boats and Vessels, “ on account of debts contracted by the master and owner thereof for stores and supplies ” for the use of the boat, and “ on account of labor done on said' boat in getting out, furnishing and equipping thereof.” Among the items given there was a sum of $900 “ for money advanced to enable her to prosecute her voyages,” and the rest were for loading and discharging freight. In the first petition, the item for money advanced was stated to be a sum of $400 “ for money advanced to pay…