James Tregarthen & Sons Co. v. Forsythe Bros.

CAMPBELL, District Judge.

The libelants, at the request of Chester Reid, the “agreed purchaser in possession of the vessel,” made repairs to the coal hoister Gold Digger, against which they claim a lien.

No part of the sum charged for the making of such repairs has been paid.

Subsequent to the making of such repairs, the president of the libelant first learned of the existence of the conditional bill of sale of the vessel, which was not filed or recorded in the office of the collector of customs, at the Custom House, New York City, but in the office of the county clerk of either Queens or Nassau…