THE SHOWBOAT

No. 25.

47 F.2d 286 (1930)

THE SHOWBOAT.

District Court, D. Massachusetts.

November 26, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. J. Halligan, Jr., of Boston, Mass., for libelant.

Jones, Nash & Birmingham, of Boston, Mass., for receivers.

Harold Horvits, of Boston, Mass., for claimant.

Samuel Bergson, of Boston, Mass., for H. M. Faust Co.

Max W. Rosenthal, of Malden, Mass., for R. F. O'Neill.

Tyler, Eames, Wright & Hooper, of Boston, Mass., for Charles S. Norris, Inc.

Lawrence F. Corrigan, of Boston, Mass., for Paine Furniture Co.

C. E. Fifield, pro se.

Benjamin B. Piper, of Boston, Mass., for H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.

Stephen R. Jones, of Boston, Mass., for Ivers & Pond Piano Co.

Frank Wilson, of Boston, Mass., for H. M. Hillson Co.

Herman A. Mintz, of Boston, Mass., for Morris Gordon & Sons, Inc.

Morris E. Schneider, of Boston, Mass., for Industrial Electric Co.


MORTON, District Judge.

The question presented is whether on the facts stated this court has jurisdiction in admiralty (1) to enforce maritime liens for services, supplies, etc., and (2) of a suit to foreclose a ship mortgage on Showboat. Jurisdiction is opposed by the state court receiver on the ground that she is not a "vessel" within the admiralty meaning.

The Revised Statutes, § 3, provide that "the word `vessel' includes every description of water...

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