The Roanoke
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. This was a libel in rem for materials, and also for work and labor, alleged to have been furnished by the libellants King and Wi-nge in the repair of the steamship Boanoke, to certain contractors with the owners, who had full charge of the alteration and repair of the steamship. An intervening libel was also filed by one Fraser for labor and material furnished under the same conditions.
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. This was a libel in rem for materials, and also for work and labor, alleged to have been furnished by the libellants King and Wi-nge in the repair of the steamship Boanoke, to certain contractors with the owners, who had full charge of the alteration and repair of the steamship. An intervening libel was also filed by one Fraser for labor and material furnished under the same conditions. The cases resulted in decrees for the libellants, from which the North American Transportation and Trading Company, owner of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
This case is appealed directly from the District Court to this court under that clause of section 5 of the Court of Appeals Act, which permits such appeal “ in any case in which the constitution or law of a State is claimed to be in contravention of the Constitution of the United States.” No additional significance is given to the appeal by certain questions certified by the District Court, as the power to certify is only given in cases appealed upon questions of jurisdiction. But as the case is properly before us upon direct appeal from the District Court, we proceed to dispose of the…
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