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· 5/31/1927

United States v. Freights

Citations

  • 274 U.S. 466
  • 47 S. Ct. 666
  • 71 L. Ed. 1156
  • 1927 U.S. LEXIS 623

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[I]f any part of the vessel is saved, this lien adheres to it, even to the last plank.”
  • interpreting \vessel\ under Maritime Lien Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 971-975
  • interpreting “vessel” under Maritime Lien Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 971-975
  • intangibles may be subject to maritime liens against the vessel
  • “[I]f it be conceded that the Admiralty Court has jurisdiction to enforce a lien on sub-freights by a proceeding in rem . . . we do not perceive how the Court can be deprived of jurisdiction merely by an answer denying that such freights are due.”

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Judges: Holmes, McReynolds

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