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Admiralty Law Keyed to Maraist
The William Leishear
Citation:
21 F.2d 862, 1927 AMC 1770 (1927)Facts
The schooner William Leishear was sold under admiralty process, generating net proceeds of $1,011.17. Six different claims were made against these proceeds: (1) $850 for salvage under a written contract; (2) $4,132.90 for labor and materials furnished for repairs; (3) $45 for transporting the vessel’s sails; (4) $640 for wages of crew who were contracted but never actually sailed due to the vessel being under repair; (5) $126 for wharfage; and (6) $198 for a watchman after the vessel was in custody of the marshal. The court had to determine which claims were valid maritime liens and their respective priorities, as the proceeds were grossly insufficient to satisfy all claims.
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