Petersen v. The Lamington’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 14 district ·

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1. ““No process nor procedure of the court gives life to the lien, but the lien, of its own force, justifies the procedure in rem. * * * In the case of The Bold Buecleugh, 7 Moore, P. O. 267, Sir John Jervis, delivering the opinion, says: ‘A maritime lien is well defined by Lord Tenterden to mean a claim or privilege upon the thing to be carried into effect by legal process, and Mr. Justice Story (The Nestor, 1 Sumn. 73 , Fed. Cas. No. 10,126) explains that process to be a proceeding in rem, * * * and, indeed, is the only court competent to enforce it. A maritime lien is the foundation of the proceeding in rem, a process to make perfect a right inchoate from the moment the lien attaches; and,'whilst it must be admitted that where such a lien exists a proceeding in rem may be had, it will be found to be equally true that in all (■ases where a proceeding in rem is the proper course, there a maritime lien exists which gives a privilege or claim upon the thing to be carried into efioi +. by legal process.’” The Lamington (I). 0.) 87 Fed. 755 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Cuzco

2. ““The action is founded in tort; hence the liability must be determined by the law of the place where the alleged tortious act was committed or suffered.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Cuzco