 | James Kent - 1826-1830 - 1828 - 432 pages
...had been repeatedly decided, that the master could not sue in the admiralty for his wages, because he stood on the security of his personal contract...his owner, not relating to the bottom of the ship. The language of the case of Smith v. Plumer, was equally that he had no lien on the cargo for money... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Civil procedure - 1834 - 680 pages
...that a master of a vessel cannot proceed for his wages in this Court, because he is supposed to stand on the security of his personal contract with his owner, not relating to the bottom of the ship, (t) But even in the case of the master, if he have obtained a sentence in the Court of Admiralty upon... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - Maritime law - 1841 - 488 pages
...William Scott himself, as that upon which the prohibition is grounded, is because he is supposed to stand on the security of his personal contract with his owner, not relating to the bottom of the ship.1 This reason contains only an objection to his proceeding in rem ; it furnishes no objection... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1854 - 684 pages
...had been repeatedly decided, that the master could not sue in the admiralty for his wages, because he stood on the security of his personal contract with his owner, not relating to the bot• Doug. Rep. 101. b Ragg v. King, Sir. 858. Read v. Chapman, ibid. 987. • 9 East's Rep. 426,... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1873 - 690 pages
...in Wilkins v. Carmichael, Doug. 105. (/) 2 C. Rob. 232. TOL. m. 18 [ 225 ] 167 OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. his personal contract with his owner, not relating to the bottom of the ship. The language of the case of Smith v. Plummer was equally that he had no lien on the cargo for money... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1889 - 566 pages
...it had been repeatedly decided, that the master could not sue in the admiralty for wages, because be stood on the security of his personal contract with...his owner, not relating to the bottom of the ship. The language of the case of Smith v. Plumer, was equally that he had no lien on the cargo for money... | |
 | Henry J. Bourguignon - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 332 pages
...could not bring suit in the admiralty court for his wages, Scott said, 'because he is supposed to stand on the security of his personal contract with his owner, not relating to the bottom of the ship'. 13 The admiralty court could properly entertain a suit by a chief mate who was described as commander... | |
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... entitled to keep possession of the ship until he was paid, or to enforce the lien while abroad, and compel a sacrifice of the ship. Sir William Scott, in the case of the Favourite," observed, that it had been repeatedly decided, that the master could... 