Legal Opinion

The Thomas Sherlock

District Court, S.D. Ohio

Decided August 15, 1884PublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Admiralty. The steamer Thomas Sherlock was enrolled in the port of Cincinnati, her registered owners being James Nichols and Ada Saville, the former being master and managing owner. The boat traded between Cincinnati and New Orleans, and was libeled June 28, 1888, at the port of Cincinnati, on the claim for seamen’s wages.

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In Admiralty. The steamer Thomas Sherlock was enrolled in the port of Cincinnati, her registered owners being James Nichols and Ada Saville, the former being master and managing owner. The boat traded between Cincinnati and New Orleans, and was libeled June 28, 1888, at the port of Cincinnati, on the claim for seamen’s wages. Intervening libels were filed in behalf of numerous creditors, among whom were Parker, Wise & Co., A. L. Saville, (father of the aforesaid Ada Sa-ville,) and the Eureka Insurance Company, all of Cincinnati. The boat was sold and- the proceeds placed in the registry of…

1Opinion of the Court

Sa&e, J.,

(orally.) This cause is before the court on the application of sundry intervenors for a final distribution of the fund in the registry, which, it seems, is not sufficient to pay all the claims in full. All the undisputed claims being clearly maritime in their character, and being shown by the testimony to be correct, are hereby allowed, and I proceed to consider the only claims which have been disputed.

The claim of ,Parker, Wise & Co. consists of two parts: First, $2,733.40 on a running account for stores furnished the boat in her home port from May 13,1882, up to the date of her…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Chandler v. The Willamette ValleyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1896
  2. Lake Union Drydock Co. v. M/V Polar VikingDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1978
  3. Norfolk Sand & Cement Co. v. OwenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1902
  4. The Morning StarDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1924
  5. The Zillah MayDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1915

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