Callahan v. Aetna Indemnity Co.

Citations

• 33 Wash. 583
• 74 P. 693
• 1903 Wash. LEXIS 555

Syllabus

<p>Maritime Liens—Materials eor Construction oe Ship—Furnished by Contractor as Agent eor Both Parties. Where materials suitable for building wooden ships are placed in charge of the manager of a ship building plant with instructions to use them in any ships constructed by him and to sell to the best advantage, the owner has a lien upon a ship for the value of any materials so used in its construction, under § 6077 Pierce’s Code, and the fact that such agent is the principal contractor for the construction of the ship and also agent of the ship owners does not defeat the lien, as it does not show a sale on the personal credit of the contractor, or release him as plaintiff’s agent to sell the material.</p>