THE DEVONA

No. 123.

16 F.2d 362 (1926)

THE DEVONA.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

December 24, 1926.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crowell & Rouse, of New York City (E. Curtis Rouse, of New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

Rorke & Kane, of New York City (George V. A. McCloskey, of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before HOUGH, HAND, and MACK, Circuit Judges.


HOUGH, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).

Whether the demands of the libel were maritime liens at all is a question upon which it is unnecessary to pass. Let it be assumed that they may constitute liens; yet liens do not grow like weeds; they are the result of human action, and the libel accordingly alleges that "libelant entered into an agreement with the steamship Devona, her captain, owners, and agents," to furnish the wharfage and do the work in...

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