The Merrimac
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Admiralty. Action in rem. Seizure of seine-boat of mackerel schooner at the instance of material-men, the furnishers of supplies to the schooner. Libels by T. L. Mayo & Co. and James P. Nyo for repairs and supplies furnished the mackerel schooner Merrimac. A large seine-boat, 87 feet long and 7J feet wide, was seized by the marshal as belonging to the schooner.
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In Admiralty. Action in rem. Seizure of seine-boat of mackerel schooner at the instance of material-men, the furnishers of supplies to the schooner. Libels by T. L. Mayo & Co. and James P. Nyo for repairs and supplies furnished the mackerel schooner Merrimac. A large seine-boat, 87 feet long and 7J feet wide, was seized by the marshal as belonging to the schooner. Noah Mayo appeared by petition as claimant of the seine-boat, alleging that it was not appurtenant to the schooner, and not subject to the lien of the libelants. The only question in the case was whether the seine-boat was…
1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J.
This ease was heard on the petition of Noah Mayo for the release from arrestment of a seine-boat seized by the marshal ■on a warrant of arrest, in a suit by material-men against the mackerel schooner Merrimac, her tackle, apparel, and furniture. The libelants claim to hold the boat under the seizure as appurtenant to the vessel, and as subject to their lien for the supplies furnished. A seine-boat, such as the one in question, always accompanies a vessel when engaged in the mackerel fishery, and is indispensable for the prosecution of the business. As it is too large to be hoisted and carried…
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