Admiralty
The Mattie May. Smith v. The Mattie May
45 F. 899·United States District Court for the District of South Carolina·1891
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Opinion
The Mattie May. Smith v. The Mattie May.
(District Court, D. South Carolina.
April 22, 1891.)
Admiralty — Libel m Rem — Stevedore's Services.
The services of a stevedore in loading a vessel are maritime in their nature, for which, when rendered in a foreign port, a libelinremwill lie. Hollowing The Gilbert Knapp, 37 Hed. Rep. 209.
In Admiralty. Exception to the jurisdiction.
Northrop & Memminger, for libelant.
J. N. Nathans and Huger SinMer, for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Simonton, J.]
Simonton, J.
The libel is in rem for sum due to the stevedore who loaded the vessel. Claimant excepts to the jurisdiction. The services were performed upon the vessel, afloat in Georgetown harbor, and were maritime in their character. This court follows The Canada, 7 Fed. Rep. 119; The Senator, 21 Fed. Rep. 191; The Gilbert Knapp, 37 Fed. Rep. 209. Exception overruled.