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CANAL STEEL WORKS v. ONE DRAG LINE DREDGE

No. 6053.

48 F.2d 212 (1931)

CANAL STEEL WORKS, Inc., v. ONE DRAG LINE DREDGE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 2, 1931.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene S. Hayford, of New Orleans, La. (Nathan H. Feitel, of New Orleans, La., on the brief), for appellant.

Bernard Titche, Sr., Richard W. Leche, and Bernard Titche, Jr., all of New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before FOSTER, SIBLEY, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant filed a libel in rem against a dredge, asserting a lien for repairs. Admiralty process issued, and the dredge was seized and taken into custody by the marshal. The District Court determined that the dredge was not a vessel engaged in a maritime venture when the debt was incurred, and dismissed the libel for want of jurisdiction in admiralty. The dredge was neither released on bond nor sold...

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