Ogden v. Ogden

A special proceeding under the boat act, to recover the value of work done and materials furnished in repairing the steamboat “ J. W. Jones.”, The work was done in the spring of 1858. In the fall of that year the boat was seized and sold to defendants, to satisfy a claim for which there was a lien under the statute laws of Illinois. In the spring of 1859, before the year expired, while the boat was again navigating the waters of this state, she was taken by the plaintiff for the purpose of making her amenable for $93.60, being the price and value of the work and materials aforesaid.

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