Legal Opinion
The Eugenia Emilia
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 8, 1924No. 2380PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWELL, District Judge.
This vessel was forfeited to the United States for illegal importation of cocaine and intoxicating liquor. There are several claimants, including the United States of America, to the proceeds in the registry arising from the sale of the vessel. I rule that the materialmen and those advancing money or furnishing services have a right to this fund prior to the claim of the United States. The St. Jago de Cuba, 9 Wheat. 409, 6 L. Ed. 122; North American Commercial Co. v. U. S., 81 Fed. 748, 26 C. C. A. 591.
It is admitted that Capt. Hammett should receive $50 for the use of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The St. Jago De Cuba. Vinente, and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- The NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1895
- North American Commercial Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1897
3Cited by5 opinions
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