Darling v. The Knickerbocker’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. ““The statute of the state of New York creates a lien upon a vessel for provisions supplied to such vessel, and not otherwise. It is impossible to say from the evidence here what part of the supplies in question, or whether any of them, was used to provision any particular vessel. The evidence will not permit holding that the vessels proceeded against were so employed as to constitute, in law, a single vessel; but, if such a case be possible, the statute of the state makes no provision for a lien upon several vessels so employed. The testimony fails to designate the vessel which was supplied with provisions furnished by the libelant. Doubtless the provisions were used to supply the needs of men employed on some of the vessels proceeded against, but which of the vessels was supplied by the libelant does not appear.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Warner Miller Co.

2. ““The theory of the libel seems to be that this fleet of boats should be treated as one vessel, and, the supplies in question having been bought for the fleet (although used on some of the vessels, and not on others), this gives the libelant a lien therefor upon all of the vessels jointly. This proposition cannot be maintained.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Astor Trust Co. v. E. V. White & Co.