Legal Opinion
Lyman v. The H. E. Willard
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 1, 1891PublishedCited by 7 opinions
In Admiralty. Libel in rem by James P. Lyman, Charles F. Guptill, and others against the schooner H. E. Willard. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction. This decision has been affirmed by the circuit court, the opinion being delivered by Mr. Justice Gray.
1Opinion of the Court
WEBB, District Judge.
This is a libel in rem for supplies furnished to schooner H. E. Willard in a home port by libelants, owners of three thirty-seconds of the vessel. The jurisdiction of this court is denied. By the statute of Maine (chapter 287 of the Laws of 1889) it is provided that—
“AU domestic vessels shall be subject to a lien to any part owner or other person to secure the payment of debts contracted and advances made for labor and materials necessary for their repair, provisions, stores, and other supplies necessary for their employment, and for the use of a wharf, dry dock, or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Eber B. Ward, Survivor, &C., Owner of the Steamboat Detroit v. Charles ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- The Steamer St. LawrenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Roach v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
- The ChusanU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1843
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3Cited by7 opinions
- North Pac. Coast R. Co. v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1905
- The James T. FurberDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1904
- Metropolitan S. S. Co. v. Pacific-Alaska Nav. Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1919
- The Mary F. ChisholmDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1904
- The Zillah MayDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1915
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