Ritter v. Steamboat Jamestown
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The Circuit Court erred in the first instruction it gave to the jury. The proceedings in the District Court of New Orleans, and the sale by the sheriff, in pursuance thereof,'to Carson & Brooks, were effectual to pass the title of the steamboat Jamestown to the said C. & B., discharged of the lien of the respondent’s demand. They were in the nature, and had the effect, of a proceeding in rem in admiralty.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The Circuit Court erred in the first instruction it gave to the jury. The proceedings in the District Court of New Orleans, and the sale by the sheriff, in pursuance thereof,'to Carson & Brooks, were effectual to pass the title of the steamboat Jamestown to the said C. & B., discharged of the lien of the respondent’s demand. They were in the nature, and had the effect, of a proceeding in rem in admiralty. (Einneys v. Steamboat Fayette, 10 Mo. 612 ; Steamboat Raritan v. Smith, 10 Mo. 527; Watts v. The Royal Saxon, Am. L. Jour., vol. 2, No. 6, p. 324 ; Civil…
1Opinion of the CourtRylaud, Judge
This is a proceeding, under the act of this state concerning boats and vessels, against the steamboat Jamestown, for furnishing said boat with provisions, stores and supplies, to the amount of three hundred and ninety-four dollars and six cents. These provisions were alleged to have been furnished said boat on account of Capt. Dodge, who was then captain of said boat; they were furnished for the use of the boat; that the boat was then used in navigating the waters of this state. The petitioners allege that their cause of action against said boat accrued within six months next preceding the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Steamboat Raritan v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847
- Finney, Lee & Co. v. Steamboat FayetteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Priest v. DeaverMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
- Hay v. Steamboat WinnebagoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- W. Irving Schermerhorn Bros. v. HeroldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899