Legal Opinion
The Brig Wexford
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 5, 1881PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the Court
Choate, D. J.
The brig Wexford, an English vessel belonging to Nova Scotia, was libelled in this court in a suit for seamen ’s wages. The libel was against vessel and freight, but process issued only against the vessel. She was condemned and sold, and the amount of the proceeds of the vessel in the *676registry is $2,075. The owner did not appear. Several other parties filed libels against the vessel, or petitions to be paid out of the proceeds, the claims exceeding in the aggregate the whole amount in the registry. One Crossman also commenced a suit in personam against the master and owners of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Key CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Fish v. HowlandNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
- Manly v. SlasonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1849
- The Sailor PrinceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1867
- The WoodlandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1874
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Gray v. Proceeds of the AdvanceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1894
- The YanktonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1925
- Ambassador Factors, Division Fleet Factors Corp. v. First American Bulk Carrier Corp. (In re Topgallant Lines, Inc.)District Court, D. Georgia · 1992
- Matter of Topgallant Lines, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · 1992