The Underwriter
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Admiralty. Suit in rem to establish and enforce a maritime lien for supplies.
1Opinion of the Court
DOWFDD, District Judge.
This was a libel filed against the tug Underwriter for the value of coal furnished her in a foreign port while under charter to the Atlantic Transportation Company. The charter provided that the charterer should pay for coal. The coal was furnished upon the order of the master. The evidence is somewhat conflicting, but I find that the following facts are established:
The libelant, through its officers and agents, either knew that the Underwriter was under charter to the transportation company, or knew enough to put upon inquiry a reasonable man who wished to know if…
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