SWEENEY, District Judge.
This is an action in admiralty in which the libelant seeks to enforce a lien under the Ship Mortgage Act of 1920, § 30, subsec. P, 46 U.S.C.A. § 971. The owner of the vessel denies that the articles and services furnished are such that the libelant is entitled to a lien, and sets up the further defense of laches.
The facts are as follows: The libelant is a corporation engaged in ship storage and repairs at Marblehead in the...
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