New Schooner Maggie Cain v. Shakespeare

Opinion delivered February 24, 1874, by

Agnew, C. J.

The lien given by the act of 13th of June, 1836, for work done and materials furnished in the building of ships and vessels of all kinds, is expressly confined to certain classes of tradesmen and mechanics, to wit, carpenters, blacksmiths, mastmakers, boatbuilders, block-makers, ropemakers, sailmakers, riggers, joiners, carders, plumbers, painters, ship chandlers, and others named, concluding with lumber merchants. These are the individuals who actually do the work and furnish the materials for building and equipping the vessel, and evidently…