Merritt v. Morse
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. This was a libel by Israel J. Merritt and Israel J. Merritt, Jr., against the steamer Wandrahm, Edward T. Morse, claimant, to enforce an alleged lien for labor and materials. The district court dismissed the libel. 62 Fed. 935. Libelants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.
The facts in this case are peculiar. In June, 1893, the steamship Wandrahm, owned by the Hamburg American Packet Company, a German corporation, was lying, in a damaged condition, in the port of Quebec, Canada. The owner thereupon made a written contract with the shipsmiths and machinists known as the Morse Iron Works Company, hereinafter called the Morse Company, a partnership in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., to take the steamship from the St. Lawrence river, tow her to New York, and completely repair and restore her, within a specified time, for the sum of $63,000. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The WhitakerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1854
- Smith v. Eastern RailroadU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1852
- The EledonaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1873
- The Sarah HarrisU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1876
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