The Moses Taylor
Supreme Court of the United States
A statute of California, passed in 1851; and amended in 1860, provides that all steamers, vessels, and boats, shall be liable — • 1st. For services rendered on board at the request of, or on contract with, their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees. 2d. For supplies furnished for their use, at the request of their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees. • 3d. For materials furnished in their construction, repair, or equipment. 4th.
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A statute of California, passed in 1851; and amended in 1860, provides that all steamers, vessels, and boats, shall be liable — • 1st. For services rendered on board at the request of, or on contract with, their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees. 2d. For supplies furnished for their use, at the request of their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees. • 3d. For materials furnished in their construction, repair, or equipment. 4th. For their wharfage and anchorage within the State. 5th. For non-performance or mal-performance of any contract for the transportation of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
This case arises upon certain provisions of a statute of California regulating proceedings in civil cases in the courts of that State. ‡ The sixth chapter of the statute relates to actions against steamers, vessels, and boats, and provides that they shall be liable — 1st, for services rendered on board of them, at the request of, or on contract with, their respective owners, agents, masters', or consignees; 2d, for supplies furnished for their use upon the like request; 3d, for materials furnished in their construction, repair, or equipment; 4th, for their wharfage and anchorage within the…
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