Norton v. the Evan N

LEAHY, District Judge.

This is an admiralty suit in rem against the Fishing Boat Evan N, and involves claims of creditors who have made repairs and furnished supplies to the Evan N.

This Court has jurisdiction under the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1333.

The case was submitted to the Court for decision on a Statement of Facts agreed to by all the claimants, and on memoranda of law submitted in behalf of the libelant, Frank H. Norton, d/b/a Norton’s Shipyard, and in behalf of intervening claimant Henry R. Ballard. No such memoranda were submitted in behalf of intervening claimant Giles P. Dunn,…