Legal Opinion

The George Farwell

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 25, 1900No. Nos. 109-113PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the 'Southern District of New York. These cases come before this court on appeal by Nicholas J. Boylan and Syndenham Scott, the claimants, as owners of the steamship George Farwell, from decrees of the district court, Southern district of New York, sustaining libels filed against said steamship for repairs and supplies.

1Opinion of the Court

LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.

The owners of the steamship were residents of Cleveland, and on her stern, at the several times mentioned, appeared the words “George Earwell, Cleveland, Ohio.” On [November 17, 1898, she was chartered to the Manhattan Steamship Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New Jersey, but doing business in New York City. The charter was for 24 months at $1,000 per month, with an option to purchase at a stipulated price. The Earwell was built for a freighter on the Lakes, and it was the intention of the charterer to overhaul her so that she would be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. The ValenciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. The KateSupreme Court of the United States · 1896

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. The Golden GateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1931
  2. The UnderwriterDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1902
  3. Knutsen v. Associated Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1931
  4. Grays Harbor Stevedore Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1924
  5. The S. W. SomersDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1927

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