Lafourche Packet Co. v. Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. On or about March 8, 1808, William Henderson, appellee, was shipped at New Orleans, La., as a seaman in the service of the steamboat Lafourche, for a voyage to Thibodaux, La., in Bayou Lafourche, and return to New Orleans, at the wages of §80 per month and found. The boat made the outward trip with libelant in the service thereof.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. On or about March 8, 1808, William Henderson, appellee, was shipped at New Orleans, La., as a seaman in the service of the steamboat Lafourche, for a voyage to Thibodaux, La., in Bayou Lafourche, and return to New Orleans, at the wages of §80 per month and found. The boat made the outward trip with libelant in the service thereof. On the return trip, and while said vessel was lying at a plantation on Bayou Lafourche, the said Henderson, with others of the crew, was duly ordered to go into the hold or…
1Opinion of the Court
After stating the facts, the opinion of the court was delivered by
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
The first assignment of error is too general to warrant attention, but it is the only one to cover the point sought to be raised, — that, while the district court, sitting in admiralty, had jurisdiction of the demand, yet the libelant had no right to proceed in rem, because he had no maritime lien on the ship, nor any lien under the domestic law for damages resulting from his personal injuries, as set forth in the libel. In the district and circuit courts in this circuit, it has never been seriously…
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